What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT DIRTY SOCK SMELL NEAR DOOR 2R ON TAKEOFF ONLY. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK ON THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 2023
- Submitted
- August 7, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N920US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6490
- Aircraft time
- 26,602 hours, 10,783 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P6070
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Part time
- 24,404 hours, 10,623 cycles
- 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.