Service difficulty report · Valve · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
July 25, 2022
Submitted
July 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0273
Aircraft time
9,196 hours, 30,919 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
8,581 hours, 10,111 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
0319958380
Part serial
506
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING / SHUTTING DOWN AT THE PATIENT DROP OFF HOSPITAL LOCATION DURING A SCENE CALL, PILOT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CLAMSHELL DOORS. TO INVESTIGATE, HE THEN OPENED THE #2 ENGINE COWLING AND NOTICED SIGNIFICANT JET FUEL LEAKAGE COVERING THE ENGINE DECKING. LOCATION OF THE ACTUAL LEAKAGE SOURCE WAS UNCLEAR. IN COMPARISON, #1 ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DRY AND NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND AIRCOMM / OCC / MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED. REPLACED ADJUSTED VALVE ASSY. NO DEFECTED NOTED AFTER REPLACEMENT.

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