Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
July 11, 2013
Submitted
July 12, 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

AFTER LEVELING OFF, IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT. PARAMEDIC IN THE FRONT SEAT I SMELLED FUEL FUMES. RETURNED TO BASE AND FUMES DISSIPATED PRIOR TO LANDING. MECHANIC PERFORMED A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF BOTH ENGINES, FULL EXTERIOR CHECK FOR EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKS, A/C BLOWER MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND FIREWALL SHUT-OFF VALVES IN AFT AVIONICS COMPARTMENT. NO LEAKS OR FUMES NOTED. PERFORMED A GROUND RUN FOR 15 MINUTES WITH VENTILATION SYS ON, NO FUEL FUMES. FLEW ACFT FOR A DURATION OF 25 MINUTES, MIMICKED FLIGHT PROFILE FROM DISCREPANCY FLIGHT WITH DAY PILOT, NO FUMES NOTED. PERFORMED MULTIPLE FLIGHT MANEUVERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO INDUCE A REPEAT FAULT. NO FUMES NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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