Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
December 29, 2025
Submitted
January 4, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N126DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Aircraft serial
50045
Aircraft time
16,205 hours, 7,550 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW1519G
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
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 BRIEFLY AT 10000 FT DURING CLIMB DIRTY SOCK SMELL RETURNED BRIEFLY AT 25000 FT DURING DECENT AT 10000 FTB WITH ENGINES AT IDLE SMELL RETURNED GOT STRONG UNTILL POWER INCREASED ABOVE IDDLE, THEN DISSIPATED SMELL NOTED IN FWD GALLEY - NO SMELL MID OR AFT. ODOR WAS INFLIGHT DECK AND GALLEY. WATER WASH AND BORESCOPE REQUIRED. SCHEDULED ENGINE CHANGE 1/7/2026. LATER REPLACED ENGINE. (LP 8062126, 8062128, 1391192)

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