What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: STRONG ODOR OF DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN FLIGHT DECK DESENDING THRU 10,000 TO THE GROUND. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202211160319: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU PER TASK CARD 26L31049003* (CLOSED)
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2022
- Submitted
- November 25, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N712US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1038
- Aircraft time
- 62,296 hours, 36,368 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P6341
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Part time
- 20,833 hours, 8,607 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.