What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DIRTY SOCK ODOR ON TAXI OUT APPROACH AND LANDING. DID NOT OBSERVE ODOR IN CRUISE. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 2022
- Submitted
- November 15, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N151AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6840
- Aircraft time
- 20,964 hours, 8,155 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P6417
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.