What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL THROUGHOUT CABIN WHEN APU BLEED TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU LEAKING INTERNALLY. REPLACED APU PER JOB CARDS 26L00201001, 26L00021002 AND 26L00021004.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2016
- Submitted
- November 11, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N812AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1178
- Aircraft time
- 56,354 hours, 24,114 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38002784
- Part serial
- R1040
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 40,584 hours, 16,558 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.