Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
December 25, 2025
Submitted
December 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55192
Aircraft time
8,836 hours, 3,725 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING RT ENG WITH AIR START CART, SMELLED DIRTY SOCK ODOR, STARTED LEFT ENGINE SMELL WORSENED RAN QRH FOR SMOKE FIRE FUMES NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE ISOLATED EACH SYSTEM LEFT SEEMS WORSE , SHUTDOWN ALL BLEED AND PACK SOURCE. RAN BOTH ENGINES WITH SNIFFER HIGH READINGS. R/R APU REF AMDS 4901-4001. R /R RECIRC FILTERS REF A220 AMP 21-22. RAN APU AND BOTH ENGINES FULL HOT AND FULL COLD IN IN VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS FOR 2 HOURS. NO ODORS NOTED. STILL RECOMMEND PRECAUTIONARY RECIRC REPLACEMENT AFTER RUNNING PACKS AT FULL HOT. REPLACED BOTH RECIRC FILTERS REF A220 AMP 21-22. RAN APU AND BOTH ENGINES. VERIFIED NO ODORS PRESENT. (LP# 8059714)

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