What was found
ON TAKEOFF, MEDCREW DETECTED FUEL ODOR AND AT 100 FT PILOT DETECTED FUEL ODOR AND RETURNED TO BASE. START VALVE LEAKING.
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 2009
- Submitted
- November 4, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N264MW
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft serial
- 2679
- Aircraft time
- 3,551 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 8012 · Engine Start Valves/Controls
- Part
- Start Valve
- Part number
- 074078030
- Part serial
- 391M
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- AA
- 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.