What was found
DIRTY SOCK, MUSTY ODOR PRESENT AFTER EXTERNAL AIR START. FOUND THE APU WITH AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU IAW AMM 49-11-11, AND OPS CHECK OK, NO DEFECTS NOTED, LEAK CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2018
- Submitted
- April 9, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N530NK
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 3017
- Aircraft time
- 43,048 hours, 20,100 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- 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.