Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A330941

Difficulty date
October 11, 2022
Submitted
October 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406DX
Make and model
Airbus A330941
Aircraft serial
1953
Aircraft time
8,249 hours, 1,027 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DIRTY SOCK SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF AND DESCENT LASTED FOR 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF. #1 ENG DETERMINED AS CAUSE OF ODOR. PERFORMED BORO. FOUND LARGE SURFACE AREAS OF OIL WETTING AT 1ST STAGE HPC. ACCOMPLISHED BSI OF IPC IAW AMM 72-00-00-290-840-A & HPC IAW AMM 72-00-00- 290-841-A. CONFIRMED PREVIOUS FINDINGS. NO ADDITIONAL FINDINGS. PERFORMED TEST 54 OF #1 ENG IAW AMM 71-00. PERFORMED 3RD BSI IAW AMM 72-00, OIL WETTING NOTED PRIMARILY IN LPC STG 1 BUT WETTING NOTED IN STG 1 & HPC STG 1. INSTALLED MID FAIRING OF GAS GENERATOR FAIRING. NR1 ENGINE CHANGED. ECS DECON TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.

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