Service difficulty report · Valve · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
August 25, 2012
Submitted
August 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135TG
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0298
Aircraft time
5,406 hours, 13,781 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
3,402 hours, 11,387 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
0319958270
Part serial
464B
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AA
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,000 FT AGL, PILOT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL IN COCKPIT. COULD SEE A CLEAR LIQUID RUNNING DOWN THE REAR CLAM SHELL DOOR. TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE ADJUSTED FUEL VALVE ASSY TO BE THE SOURCE OF LEAK. PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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