Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 29, 2024
Submitted
January 30, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7248
Aircraft time
5,741 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
5,741 hours
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

SMELL OF FUEL IN CABIN. FLIGHT LEG ABORTED AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. MECHANIC NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED. CHECKED ALL COMPONENTS AND AREAS OF HELICOPTER FOR SOURCE. NO FUEL LOCATED IN OR AROUND AIRCRAFT OR STRUCTURES, CABINS, COMPARTMENTS. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN-UP WITH NO ODOR OF FUEL. PERFORMED MX FLIGHT, NO ODOR DETECTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. ALL CONNECTIONS, COMPARTMENTS, AND AREAS FREE OF FLUID AND ODORS.

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