What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON DESCENT GOT FUMES OF BURNT PLASTIC THROUGH 8000 FT. UPON LANDING FA'S REPORTED SMELLS OF BURNT OIL AND DIRTY SOCKS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2025
- Submitted
- October 23, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N659AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1166
- Aircraft time
- 82,214 hours, 34,499 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Oil System
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Component
- Apu
- Component part number
- 38007081WGEN
- 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.