Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
January 5, 2025
Submitted
January 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55085
Aircraft time
11,507 hours, 5,438 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT THROUGH 8000 FT WE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR SIMILAR TO OIL BURNING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES IN BOTH THE FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT. BOTH ENGINES AND ALL SYSTEMS WERE OPERATING NORMAL. APU WAS OFF. LEFT OIL QUANTITY 26.5, RIGHT 25.8 ON THE GROUND . THE ODOR WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN. PERFORMED DVI OF BOTH ENGINES AND APU AREA FOR EVIDENCE OF LEAKS NO SIGNS OF LEAKS FOUND. C/W AMDS CARD 0550-2001 NO OIL BURNING SMELL NOTICED. R/R RECIRC FILTER PER A220 AMP 21-22 AND RAN ENGINES NO SMELLS NOTED. NO GO ODI C/W OK FOR SVC. (LP# 6897844)

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