Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
April 20, 2025
Submitted
April 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
EC7232
Aircraft time
3,600 hours, 12,338 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS2951212
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, EN ROUTE TO A SCENE. CREW FIRST REPORTED FUEL SMELL, THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER I SMELLED FUEL. MOMENTS LATER CREW REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE, WHICH I SMELLED OR GOT A VISUAL ON. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD WITH OUT INCIDENCE. FOUND FUEL SEEPING FROM MAIN FUEL LINE, REPLACED O-RING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO REVENUE SERVICE, REF # MEC-008572

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