Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 3, 2016
Submitted
April 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577LF
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7362
Aircraft time
1,737 hours, 4,739 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OUT ON RETURN LEG TO BASE, THE FLIGHT NURSE SMELLED FUEL IN THE COCKPIT. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE REST OF THE CREW. THE SMELL INITIALLY BECAME STRONGER & THEN BEGAN TO DISSIPATE & WAS NEARLY GONE WHEN THE ACFT LANDED 3 MINS LATER. THE CREW LOOKED OVER THE ACFT ENG & TRANSMISSION DECKS, AS WELL AS THE COWLING UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK, NO FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING OR POOLED IN ANY OF THESE AREAS. THE FUEL TANK DRAIN VLV WAS ALSO DRY & SHOWED NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. THE ACFT WAS GND TURNED & NO SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR ODORS WERE PRESENT. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING & FUEL SYS. PERFORMED A 10 MIN GND RUN WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. ACFT WAS RTS.

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