What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: OIL SMELL IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKE OFF, ODOR DISAPATED DURING CLIMB AND STARTED AGAIN ON DECENT. NO SMELL FROM CABIN. REPLACED APU AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER TASK CARD 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2021
- Submitted
- May 17, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N712US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1038
- Aircraft time
- 58,511 hours, 34,203 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- 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.