What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: VERY STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN CABIN DURING DESCENT, REPLACED APU OIL COOLING FAN AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 49-52-00.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 2021
- Submitted
- September 7, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N111US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1114
- Aircraft time
- 58,259 hours, 33,642 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Cooling Fan
- Part number
- 361614011
- Part serial
- P3484CC
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Oil System
- Part time
- 35,531 hours, 17,479 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.