Service difficulty report · Unknown · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
June 28, 2024
Submitted
July 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365AA
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11102
Aircraft time
8,499 hours
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON OUR LAST LEG HEADED BACK TO BASE AFTER DOING A BACK TO BACK FLIGHT. THE MEDIC AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND WE SIMULTANEOUSLY SAID TO EACH OTHER DOES IT SMELL LIKE FUEL? THE SMELL LEFT THE CABIN AS FAST AS IT CAME IN. WE LANDED WITH NO ISSUES AND COULD FAINTLY SMELL FUEL. I THEN CALLED THE MECHANIC AND INFORMED THEM OF THE SMELL. INSPECTED FUEL CELL VENTS REFERENCING AUGUSTA A109E MM FIGURE 06-5. FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT VENTS OBSTRUCTED. CLEARED OF DEBRIS.

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