What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL VENT ON DESCENT. NO SMELL WITH APU ON THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2022
- Submitted
- October 25, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N737US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1245
- Aircraft time
- 58,489 hours, 35,669 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3515
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- 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.