Service difficulty report · Unknown · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
December 31, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911UF
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11604
Aircraft time
3,570 hours, 14,673 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Engine time
3,447 hours, 143 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW ONBOARD THE ACFT ALL SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE HANGAR THAT HE JUST DEPARTED TO HAVE MX LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON THE GROUND UNDER GROUND POWER AND WITH ENGINES RUNNING. THE PILOT AND MECHANIC THEN DEPARTED THE HELIPORT FOR A 15 MINUTE FLIGHT WHICH DID NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM EITHER. MECHANIC UPON RETURN TO THE HELIPAD PERFORMED ONE MORE POST FLIGHT INSP FOR THE PRESENCE OF FUEL. NONE WAS FOUND. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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