What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A MUSTY, OILY SMELL WHICH STARTED JUST AFTER REACHING 10,000 FT IN THE DECENT. : MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU PER TASK CARD 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2024
- Submitted
- April 29, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N524UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 3977
- Aircraft time
- 49,390 hours, 18,596 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3762
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 44,430 hours, 19,888 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.