What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: STRONG ODOR PRESENT UPON BOARDING JET. APU AND PACKS ON. PILOT REFUSED AIRCRAFT DUE TO HISOTRY OF ODORS. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU OIL COOLING FAN SEAL LEAKING AND REPLACED THE OIL COOLER.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 2026
- Submitted
- February 12, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N70020
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 6263
- Aircraft time
- 31,259 hours, 14,791 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Oil Cooler
- Part number
- 707239471
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.