What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT MUSTY SMELL IN AFT CABIN DURING DESCENT WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF THE APU LEAKING OIL. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 2024
- Submitted
- July 24, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6100
- Aircraft time
- 33,107 hours, 13,550 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Oil System
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Component
- Apu · Hnywl
- Component part number
- 38007081
- 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.