Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
June 13, 2018
Submitted
June 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3995
Aircraft time
5,476 hours, 17,231 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
5,173 hours, 11,973 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED SMELLING JET FUEL COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. PILOT COULD NOT SMELL THE ODOR. RETURNED TO BASE. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE LEFT SIDE INNER FUEL TANK PANELS AND AFT BELLY PANEL WAS LOWERED TO INSPECT FOR FUEL LEAKAGE, AND AN OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED BY PRESSURIZING FUEL SYSTEM TO INSPECT FOR LEAKS. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD SO A GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED, NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. A MAINTENACE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED TO CHECK FOR ODOR. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND AND DURING FLIGHT NO ODOR OF JET FUEL WAS DETECTED BY PILOT OR MECHANIC. PILOT REPLICATED EXACT FLIGHT CONDITIONS THAT OCCURRED WHEN MED CREW SAID THEY COULD SMELL THE ODOR.