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Old 06-29-2019 | 12:05 PM
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desertdweller
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Originally Posted by Slowhawk
I encountered the dirty sock smell recently, pretty strong on takeoff roll and the first 5 min of the climb then it went away.

FWIW, it was the first flight after oil was added to the engines so I’m not sure if some oil was spilled somewhere or if excess oil vented or if that was even related. Same plane had no smell on the next leg

I agree, we need a little more guidance for this scenario, I feel like we could be asked “why the heck did you do that?” No matter which course of action we take (or don’t take).

That letter is a must read
Had almost this exact scenario except we had the airplane for two legs before with no smell then they topped off the oil. Strong smell on the roll and for maybe a minute after takeoff, then went away. We kept the airplane for another leg and never encountered the smell again.