What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS BAD CHEMICAL ODOR IN CABIN ABOUT 1/2 WAY BACK THROUGH 10,000', SMELL IN COCKPIT WAS LIKE DIRTY SOCKS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-23-51. NO FURTHER LEAKS AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 2019
- Submitted
- November 15, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N107US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1052
- Aircraft time
- 59,536 hours, 28,744 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2421 · AC Generator-Alternator
- Part
- Generator
- Part number
- 59136674
- Part serial
- 3887
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 48,610 hours, 25,821 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.