Hi John,
I have had almost the same problem on my aircraft (Trigear 912ULS). My
fuel smell seems at its worst soon after take off and at initial throttIe-
back at about 1000 ft. I thought I had narrowed it down to one of the carbs
flooding after take off and changed the float needles to the latest type and
the problem seemed to go away. Rotax have tried three different spring
strengths for the float needles so there must be a problem they were trying
to fix. The problem came back a few weeks ago so I am also interested in
other reports of this problem.
Regards
Brian Davies.
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of JohnFrance
Sent: 11 May 2015 18:38
Subject: Europa-List: Smell of petrol in the cocpit just after takeoff
Hi All,
During a flight yesterday I had a fairly strong smell of petrol in the cabin
just after take off and while in the climb, it lasted about 2 minutes.
I recently removed the drip trays from under the carbs on the advice of
several people. Their view was, it's better to have a few drips catching
fire than a bigger volume that has been heated up.
One of the trays did have a horizontal ring around the inside like a tide
mark.
The float chambers of both carbs were cleaned and inspected as well as
floats and pins for wear. The floats are not part of the various duffer
series so I must admit I didn't weigh them. Perhaps I should have!
Upon reassembly I pressurized the system and was particularly attentive to
the starboard one that had the "tide mark" inside the tray.
I don't have any proof of the origin of the smell but I made the link to a
recent change that I have carried out.
If anyone has any ideas how I might trace the problem or curative measures I
would like to know?
Best regards
John
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