Service difficulty report · Spinner · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
November 9, 2025
Submitted
March 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N106DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Aircraft serial
50025
Aircraft time
13,651 hours, 6,367 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW1519G
Part
Spinner
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 TAKEOFF COCKPIT HAD DIRTY SOCK SMELL BUT MASKED BY TYPE I FLUID THAT HAD JUST BEEN APPLIED. NO SMELL ANYWHERE ELSE. SMELL RETURNED WITH THRUST REVERSE APPLICATION. DISSIAPATED WITH APU USE. INSPECTED BOTH ENG INLETS , PACK INLETS AND APU INLETS NO EVIDENCE OF FOD NOTED. FOUND OIL INSIDE NR 1 ENG SPINNER. C/W WC 0550-2001 DURING RT ENG ISOLATION IMMEDIATELY FOUND STRONG ODOR. NO ODOR WITH LT ENG OR APU ISOLATED. C/W WC 0550-6001 FWD RT ENGINE BLEED TO MEL 36-12-00A AND PLACARD, M/P C/W . NEXT WC 0550-2003 C/W. NO ODOR DETECTED. A/C OK FOR SVC. REF LOG 1337408 FOR R/R OF #2 ENG. "M" PROC REVERSED. MEL AND PLACARD REMOVED. (LP# 8002580)

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