Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
January 31, 2015
Submitted
February 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46616
Aircraft time
923 hours, 38,325 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
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

AIRCRAFT FUME EVENT DURING CLIMB OUT. DIRTY SOCK OR MOLDY CHEESE SMELL CONSTANTLY FROM 4000' THROUGH 10,000' ON CLIMB OUT. THIS SMELL IS CAUSED BY ENG OIL OR HYD FLUID LEAKING INTO THE PNEUMATIC SYS & THEN BEING THERMALLY DECOMPOSED. THESE FUMES CAN BE HARMFUL TO HEALTH.

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