What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL ON DESCENT WITH ENGINES AT IDLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU LUBE UNIT PER AMM 49-91-45 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2023
- Submitted
- December 11, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N713UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1040
- Aircraft time
- 64,259 hours, 37,338 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Module
- Part number
- 41310204
- Part serial
- 2098
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Lube
- Part time
- 3,520 hours, 2,143 cycles
- Component
- Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
- Component part number
- 38007081
- 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.