What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SMELLY SOCKS ODOR ON TAKE OFF AND CLIMB OUT. ODOR DISSIPATED THEN RETURNED AT THE GATE. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. ** SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2023
- Submitted
- May 31, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N152UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 5588
- Aircraft time
- 31,486 hours, 12,720 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.