What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. STRONG SMELL OF SWEATY SOCKS THROUGHOUT CABIN. ODOR IS IN ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT. FOUND OIL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE APU OIL COOLER. REPLACED THE APU ENG. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW 26L31049005.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2016
- Submitted
- February 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N652AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 953
- Aircraft time
- 61,223 hours, 22,642 cycles
- Engine time
- 43,582 hours, 18,082 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38002784WGEN
- Part serial
- R1021
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 43,582 hours, 18,082 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.