What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING DESCENT, AN ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE FORWARD GALLEY, THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER IN THE FLIGHT DECK. THE ODOR WAS MUSTY AND SWEAT SOCK TYPE, APU WAS OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU, IAW JC NR 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2020
- Submitted
- September 21, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N778XF
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 4127
- Aircraft time
- 32,079 hours, 14,399 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081WGEN
- Part serial
- P9111
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.