Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A330343

Difficulty date
January 31, 2026
Submitted
February 4, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5879K
Make and model
Airbus A330343
Aircraft serial
1226
Aircraft time
35,650 hours, 6,237 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Part time
705 hours, 216 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

RUN ENG 1 & ENG 2 TO TROUBLE SHOOT SMELLY SOCK ODOR IN COCKPIT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED ENG 1 & ENG 2 RUN IAW A330 AMM 71-00-00. ISOLATED ENG 1, ENG 2 & APU BLEEDS AND FOUND STRONGEST ODOR HAPPENS WITH ENG 1 RUNNING AND APU BLEED ON. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REQUIRED.

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