Service difficulty report · Unknown · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
October 19, 2015
Submitted
October 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411YF
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
161
Aircraft time
4,605 hours, 3,556 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Engine time
9,138 hours, 5,814 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW NOTICED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT CLIMBING OUT, ENROUTE AND STILL PERSISTENT. THE CREW ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND ENGINE. THE ODOR COULD BE ISOLATED BY SHUTTING THE LT ENGINE BLEED. THE ACFT WAS FERRIED WHERE A BORESCOPE WAS PERFORMED, AND NO CONCLUSIVE FINDS. ENGINE MFG RECOMMENDS THE LT ENGINE CARBON SEAL ON THE LOANER ENGINE TO BE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION.