What was found
AIR TURNBACK DUE TO DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. FOUND WETTING ON LEFT ENGINE. PLACED PACK ON MEL 21-52-01G, RE-ACTIVATED LEFT PACKFLOW CONTROL VALVE. REPLACED NBR 1 ENGINE. (LP 7661108, 1405220, 7661114)
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2026
- Submitted
- January 18, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N538DN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321271NX
- Aircraft serial
- 11436
- Aircraft time
- 10,938 hours, 2,661 cycles
- Engine
- Iae PW1133GAJM
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Packing
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.