Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 24, 2015
Submitted
September 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48623
Aircraft time
565 hours, 11,161 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FUME EVENT ON ENG START. WHEN TRANSFER FROM ACFT TO APU AIR, EXPERIENCED STRONG ODOR OF DIRTY SOCK OR MOLDY CHEESE. WHEN STARTING ENG 1, EXPERIENCED STRONG PETROLEUM SMELL. CREW WILL SUBMIT FLIGHT SAFETY REPORT FOR FUME EVENT. DID APU RUN AS PER MD11 JRH. RAN ALL PACK AS PER AMM 21-53-00-2. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. INSPECTED INSIDE THE DUCT AND THE APU LOAD BLEED VALVE REF AMM 36- 16-02-4. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. RAN NR 1 ENG AS PER MD11 JRH. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. AS A PRECAUTION, REPLACED ALL THREE PACKS COALESCER BAGS AS PER AMM 21-54-05-2. LEAK CK GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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