Service difficulty report · Bottle · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
October 26, 2013
Submitted
October 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136MF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0384
Aircraft time
3,591 hours, 9,207 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
3,591 hours, 9,207 cycles
Part
Bottle
Part number
L717M1006801
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW DETECTED A STRONG FUEL SMELL UPON LANDING AT THE HOSPITAL HELIPAD FOR A PATIENT PICKUP. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED AT THE HELICOPTER AND INSPECTED THE ACFT. HE FOUND THAT THE NR1 ENGINE FUEL COMPARTMENT HAD FUEL RESIDUE COLLECTING ON THE AFT FIREWALL, DECK AND THE COLLECTOR DRAIN BOTTLE. THE COMPARTMENT WAS CLEANED AND THE FUEL DRAIN LINES AND COUPLING NUTS ATTACHED TO THE COLLECTOR DRAIN BOTTLE WERE ALL TORQUE CHECKED. THESE LINES WERE ALL RETORQUED AND SAFETIED. THE ACFT WAS GROUND RAN AND HOVER CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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