What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING IDLE DESCENT, WHEN HIGH PRESSURE ENGINE VALVES ARE OPEN WE SMELLED A CONTINUOUS STRONG STALE MUSTY ODOR. NOTE: APU WAS NOT ON. OPEN
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2021
- Submitted
- October 11, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N93003
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 5704
- Aircraft time
- 21,756 hours, 10,351 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.