What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: STRONG ODER IN ENTIRE AIRCRAFT SMELLS LIKE DIRTY SOCKS. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAK IN APU. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU OIL CAP LOOSE. RESECURED CAP IAW AMM 49-00-00.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 2024
- Submitted
- April 17, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N997AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 7349
- Aircraft time
- 21,249 hours, 8,298 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Oil Cap
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.