Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bolkms BK117C1

Difficulty date
March 3, 2012
Submitted
March 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811LV
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C1
Aircraft serial
7527
Aircraft time
7,773 hours, 26,196 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
6,305 hours
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 PILOT DETECTED THE ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT, APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. RETURNED TO BASE. MX INSPECTED ACFT IAW THE MM 60. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A MX CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITH NO ODOR DUPLICATED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.