What was found
THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. APU-SMELLS IN CABIN- REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THE SMELL TO BE A DIRTY SOCK ODOR. REMOVED LEAKING APU GEN DRAIN PLUG AND INSTALLED NEW SEAL PER JOB CARDS. OPERATIONS CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2018
- Submitted
- November 1, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N712US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1038
- Aircraft time
- 53,022 hours, 30,827 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.