What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PUNGENT ODOR SMELL ON DOWNWIND LANDING IN CLT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU OIL DRAIN PLUG PACKAGING.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2025
- Submitted
- October 15, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9016
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 6040
- Aircraft time
- 30,971 hours, 15,077 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Packing
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.