Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
September 29, 2013
Submitted
October 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506RA
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3943
Aircraft time
2,519 hours, 10,827 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
2,519 hours, 6,936 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
0164548720
Part serial
B428B
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW SMELLED FUEL IN CABIN. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ARRIVED AT BASE HAD PILOT TURN MASTER AND FUEL BOOST PUMP ON TO VERIFY THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM FUEL CONTROL . GROUND RAN ACFT. LEAK STOPPED AND WAS WITHIN LIMITS TO RETURN TO SERVICE, ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE NO FUTHER ACTION REQUIRED.