Service difficulty report · Fuel Cap · Bell 407

Difficulty date
October 19, 2019
Submitted
October 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101HF
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53463
Aircraft time
7,066 hours, 26,639 cycles
Part
Fuel Cap
Part number
206362002103
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rh Aft Fuselage
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOLLOWING A RECENT SIMILAR EVENT, THE SAME CREW MEMBER SMELLED FUEL IN FLIGHT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 100 KIAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. THIS TIME THE SMELL APPEARED TO BE MUCH STRONGER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO BASE AND CONTACTED THE MECHANIC. HIS SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED A BAD SEAL ON THE FUEL CAP. ANOTHER ONE WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED. THE DISCREPANCY WAS THEN SIGNED OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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