Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
January 29, 2026
Submitted
February 7, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
1325
Aircraft time
67,964 hours, 35,895 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

WALKED BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND INTO THE FLIGHT DECK, INSTANTLY SMELLED A METALLIC ODOR, APU INOPERATIVE ONLY GROUND AIR CONNECTED HAD GROUND AIR DISCONNECTED AND THE ODOR GOT WORSE TO THE POINT OF BEING ABLE TO TASTE IT. INSPECTED APU FOR OIL LEAKS IAW WC 4900-2001 NTF. CW MD 1424993. CREW DEBRIEF CW, MCC CONTACTED, CW REPORT/MCC CONTACTED CW, CW WC 0550-2002 STEPS 1-4 & MCC CONTACTED, CONTACTED MCC AND A/C RESULTS APU ON MEL MCC CONTACTED AND ENG 1&2 RAN. (LP: 7336888)

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