What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT STRONG MUSTY DIRTY SOCK ODOR BETWEEN ROWS 10 AND 22 - MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE ODOR TO THE APU. OPEN
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2026
- Submitted
- October 19, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N186US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1701
- Aircraft time
- 78,946 hours, 30,868 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.