Service difficulty report · Valve · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
August 21, 2015
Submitted
August 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135TG
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0298
Aircraft time
6,046 hours, 15,917 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
5,130 hours, 9,451 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
0319958430
Part serial
922
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 PILOT & MEDICAL CREW WERE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE HOSPITAL LZ, THE MEDIC IN THE CABIN SMELLED FUEL. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH & LANDED AT THE HOSPITAL. UPON SHUTDOWN, FUEL WAS OBSERVED TO BE ALL OVER THE CLAMSHELL DOORS, EXTERIOR. FUEL WAS OBSERVED ALL OVER THE ENG DECK AS WELL. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED & CONFIRMED THE FUEL VLV TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE DISCREPANCY. THE PART WAS REPLACED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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