What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ON DESCENT BOTH PILOTS SMELLED OILY DIRTY SOCKS. THE ODOR WAS VERY BAD. COMPLIED WITH JOB CARD 26L00021001, NO SMELL FOUND, APU REMAINS ON MEL.
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 2020
- Submitted
- December 17, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N749US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1313
- Aircraft time
- 53,437 hours, 33,537 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Odor
- 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.