Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 4, 2015
Submitted
December 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
78,050 hours, 15,455 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED FUME EVENT FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT. ODOR WAS STRONG, DIRTY SOCKS OR MOLDY CHEESE SMELL. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS TECHNICAL REPORTS, HAVE READ THIS IS CAUSED BY ENG OIL LEAKING INTO THE BLEED AIR SYS, THEN BECOMING PARALYZED, THERMALLY DECOMPOSED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS TOXIC SUBSTANCES ARE RELEASED. CAPTAIN WILL SUBMIT FLIGHT SAFETY REPORT. TROUBLE SHOT SYS WITH APU, RAN 1 & 3 PACK NOTICED SLIGHT SMELL IN COCKPIT WITH BOTH PACKS RUNNING. NR 2 PACK ON, DEFERRED. CLEANED ACFT PACKS 1 & 3, DUCTS. RAN ALL 3 ENGS WITH 1 & 3 PACKS ON & NEW CONICAL COALESCERS INSTALLED. TRIM AIR OFF, NO ODOR NOTICED, TURNED TRIM AIR ON, NO DIFFERENCE. OK FOR SERVICE.

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