What was found
DEFECT: STRONG FUEL SMELL/ODOR AFTER TAKE-OFF, ACFT DECLARED IFE AND RETURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT (BNA). MXC PLAN: N71’S RT AUX FUEL BLADDER WAS JUST REPLACED. LOCATING LOCAL MX TO INSPECT FOR FUEL LEAKS.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2021
- Submitted
- October 6, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N71
- Make and model
- Beech 300BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- FF6
- Aircraft time
- 17,282 hours, 8,916 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Bladder
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rt Aux
- 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.