Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
August 29, 2016
Submitted
August 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577LF
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7362
Aircraft time
1,908 hours, 5,171 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
1,908 hours, 5,171 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

FUEL FUMES IN COCKPIT NOTED ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF, FOLLOWING A NORMAL START. ODOR BEGAN TO DISSIPATE ON APPROACH TO LANDING. AREA MECHANIC WAS CALLED, AND UPON ARRIVAL, LOWER BELLY PANELS WERE REMOVED, FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED, AND ENGINE WAS INSPECTED FOR ANY FUEL LEAKS OR OTHER DEFECTS. BELLY PANELS WERE REINSTALLED AND ACFT WAS RUN UP FOR 10 MINUTES, AFTER WHICH ANOTHER CHECK FOR LEAKS WAS PERFORMED, AS WELL AS SB 292-73-2823 FOR ELECTRO-VALVE SEALING, NO FUEL LEAKS NOTED OR FUEL FUMES NOTED AT THAT TIME, OR DURING ENGINE RUN. DURING CONTINUATION OF FLIGHT, NO FURTHER FUEL FUMES WERE ENCOUNTERED.

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