What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: MUSTY ODOR DESCENDING OUT OF FL350 UNTIL GATE ARRIVAL. FOUND THE APU LEAKING OIL AT THE V BAND AREA AND REPLACED THE APU PER JOB CARD 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2026
- Submitted
- May 1, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N153UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 5594
- Aircraft time
- 39,751 hours, 16,547 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Oil System
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Component
- Apu · Hnywl
- Component part number
- 38007081
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.