Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
July 8, 2013
Submitted
July 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135SJ
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0054
Aircraft time
6,357 hours, 21,527 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AA
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

PILOT REPORTED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, CREW SMELLED FUEL. ABORTED FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO BASE. MECHANIC INITIATED A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE AIRFRAME & ENGINES FUEL PLUMBING SYS COMPONENTS AND FUEL TANK ACCESS PANELS FOR EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. NONE FOUND. AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATORS & BLOWER MOTOR COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT GROUND RAN WITH BOTH ENGINES SET TO FLIGHT POWER, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYS ON, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

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