What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ON CLIMB OUT TO 5000 FEET OR SO AND ON ARRIVAL BELOW 5000 FEET A DIRTY SOCK SMELL WAS VERY NOTICEABLE IN CABIN AND DETECTED IN COCKPIT ON ARRIVAL. REPLACED OIL PUMP MODULE LUBE PER AMM 49-91-45.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2018
- Submitted
- February 2, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6420
- Aircraft time
- 10,894 hours, 4,265 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Module
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.