# SDR AALA202610228350

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 21, 2026
- Submitted: October 22, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N186US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186US), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-211
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-211](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1701
- Aircraft time: 78,971 hours, 30,880 cycles
- System (JASC): [4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/4900)
- Part: Apu
- Condition: Odor
- Location: Zone 100
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202610228350

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DIRTY SOCK SMELL STARTED AFTER PUSH BACK AND CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FLIGHT - MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU  (OPEN)

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