What was found
ODOR IN CABIN DURING DECENT. STRONGEST IN GALLEYS BUT COULD BE DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. REPLACED TURBINE BEARING CAVITY O-RINGS AND ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2017
- Submitted
- January 20, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N823AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1463
- Aircraft time
- 52,714 hours, 22,537 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 44,974 hours, 19,438 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.