What was found
DIRTY SOCK ODOR DURING DESCENT, STRONG IN BACK. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. REPLACED COOLING FAN ON APU IAW AMM 49-52-51, CLEANED, POWER WASHED APU COMPARTMENT AS REQUIRED NO LEAKS. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2018
- Submitted
- April 3, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N808AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1088
- Aircraft time
- 61,269 hours, 26,693 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 60,490 hours, 25,004 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.