What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON DECENT PASSING 6,700 FEET, STRONG OIL/DIRTY SOCK ODOR. ENGINES AT IDLE POWER AND 250 KNOTS. FOUND THE APU LEAKING OIL AT THE V-BAND SEAL AND REPLACED THE APU PER TASK CARD 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2024
- Submitted
- August 5, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9016
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 6040
- Aircraft time
- 27,995 hours, 13,345 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu V Band
- 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.