What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON DESCENT WITH ENGINES AT IDLE AT 11,700 WE DETECTED A DIRTY SOCK ODOR THAT PERSISTED UNTIL LANDING. REPLACED APU AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2021
- Submitted
- May 17, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N746UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1297
- Aircraft time
- 53,374 hours, 33,586 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3652
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 33,180 hours, 17,482 cycles
- 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.