What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DIRTY SOCK SMELL BETWEEN SEAT ROWS 18 THRU 20 AND AFT GALLEY. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL INGESTION IN APU AIR INTAKE PLENUM. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 2022
- Submitted
- August 9, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N651AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A300*
- Aircraft serial
- 866
- Aircraft time
- 79,670 hours, 31,474 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3760
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.