What was found
FUEL SMELL IN CABIN DURING CLIMB PHASE OF FLIGHT. FUEL CAP WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FUEL. NEW FUEL CAP PN 206-362-002-103 IS BEING INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2020
- Submitted
- October 15, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404LL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53446
- Aircraft time
- 8,734 hours, 8,734 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 4,674 hours, 7,555 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cap
- Part number
- 206362002103
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel Cell
- 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.