Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
October 18, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N854EC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9327
Aircraft time
464 hours, 1,070 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
464 hours, 1,066 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
GK50063101
Part serial
0479
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuselage
Part time
414 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE MEDICAL CREW REPORTED TO THE PILOT THAT THEY SMELLED FUEL IN THE CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE HELIPAD. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED AN INPSECTION OF THE FUEL SYS AND FOUND THAT THE LOWER FITTING OF THE EXPANSION TANK WAS LEAKING. THE ACFT IS CURRENTLY OOS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF A REPLACEMENT EXPANSION TANK. THIS PARTICULAR TANK WAS REPLACED IN THIS ACFT JUST AFTER IT INITIALLY ARRIVED FROM THE MFG WITH VERY LITTLE TIME.