Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
October 16, 2012
Submitted
October 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912EF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
421
Aircraft time
2,987 hours, 11,334 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

AFTER DEPARTING HOME BASE, SMELLED FUEL. STATED IT WAS STRONG. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MECHANIC INSPECTED AND FOUND NOTHING. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. MECHANIC OPENED ACFT INTERIOR AND CHECKED THE EXPANSION TANKS FOR LEAKS, INSPECTED THE FUEL CAP, VENT LINES, AND BELLY OF THE ACFT WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. HAD THE PILOT FLY A TEST FLIGHT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND FLIGHT ATTITUDE AS IT WAS WHEN THE ODOR WAS DETECTED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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