What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN FLIGHT DECK DURING CRUISE/ DECENT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU AFTER FINDING EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 2023
- Submitted
- November 16, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987AM
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 7079
- Aircraft time
- 21,589 hours, 8,529 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3323
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Part time
- 41,106 hours, 24,693 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.