What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT DIRTY SOCK SMELL ON DESCENT THROUGHOUT CABIN. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202204272680: REPLACED APU PER 26L31049003** (CLOSED)
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2022
- Submitted
- May 6, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N172US
- Make and model
- Airbus A300*
- Aircraft serial
- 1472
- Aircraft time
- 69,057 hours, 26,075 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3344
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Part time
- 47,496 hours, 18,400 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.