What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAY THERE IS A STRONG FUMES SMELL IN THE MAIN CABIN - MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL ON THE APU PLENUM V-BAND SEAL (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2026
- Submitted
- October 12, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974UY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 4898
- Aircraft time
- 47,875 hours, 19,087 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Oil System
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.