Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
May 10, 2018
Submitted
May 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N388HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1310
Aircraft time
27,376 hours, 4,187 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ALL OF THE CABIN AND COCKPIT HAD A WET & MUSTY ODOR. SLIGHT BIT OF OIL. FIRST NOTICED DURING TOGA TAKEOFF. AGAIN WHEN IN CRUISE PASSING THRU HIGH CLOUDS, FINALLY DURING DESCENT AT 18000FT. INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES FOR OIL LEAKS, NO LEAKS FOUND. FOUND BOTH ENGINES OIL LEVELS HIGH. REMOVED OIL TO FULL LINES. PERFORMED BOTH ENGINE IDLE RUNS. NO ODOR NOTED. RAN APU BLEED. NO ODOR NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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