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Old 15th August 2008 | 18:14
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Jimmy Do Little
 
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From: Gone to my "Happy Place".
It's the oil smell that removes the APU and Packs from contention in this bout. The oil (and fuel) smell after startup is the first indication of a worn Number 3 Engine Bearing Rear Seal.

Other possibliities include...

Oil contamination at HPC stages 3 and 4, or the 7th stage Bleed Valve.

When any of these happen, the oil smell will be noticed during startup, and to a lessor degree when the engine is operated at Idle (for example, during decent).

Other than the smell, this is not a great concern INITIALLY- except to the airline accountant who can expect to be paying for the removal of the engine in order to repair the problem.
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