What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING DESCENT BELOW 10,000 MSL WITH IDLE POWER STRONG DIRTY SOCK ODOR NOTICED. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 2023
- Submitted
- March 7, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6100
- Aircraft time
- 28,882 hours, 11,613 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P6102
- 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.