Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
July 5, 2016
Submitted
July 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919WM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0329
Aircraft time
7,487 hours, 24,890 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Engine time
6,762 hours, 7,141 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit/Cabin
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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What was found

THE PILOT NOTICED ON TAKE OFF FROM THE BASE, A RAW FUEL ODOR IN THE FLIGHT DECK. CONFIRMED THE ODOR WAS IN THE CABIN AREA AS WELL. RETURNED TO BASE. UPON INSPECTION BY PILOT, CHECKED THE FUEL CAP AND ANY LEAKS AROUND, UNDERNEATH OR ON THE ENGINE DECKS WITH NO VISABLE LEAK. THE ODOR WAS GREATER IN THE AFT CABIN AREA AFTER SHUTDOWN. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH ENGINES, EQUIPMENT PLATES AND FUEL CAP. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PILOT AND MECHANIC PERFORMED A FLIGHT TEST CHECK WITH NO ODORS NOTED DURING OR AFTER THE FLIGHT IN COCKPIT OR AFT CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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