What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DIRTY SOCK SMELL DURING IDLE DECENT. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM V-BAND SEAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU IAW J/C 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2026
- Submitted
- May 11, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9018E
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 6150
- Aircraft time
- 32,679 hours, 15,726 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Oil System
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Component
- Apu · Hnywl
- 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.