Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
April 11, 2012
Submitted
April 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135SJ
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0054
Aircraft time
6,060 hours, 20,504 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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 REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW DETECTED A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHUR INCIDENT. INSPECTED THE NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE BAYS, AIRFRAME AND GROUND FOR ANY APPEARANCE OR ODOR OF FUEL. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. TURNED ON THE PRIME PUMPS USING A BATTERY CART. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORM A GROUND RUN, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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