What was found
CREW REPORTED A STRONG DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN CABIN ON DESCENT AND TAXI IN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2011
- Submitted
- July 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N650AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 856
- Aircraft time
- 48,005 hours, 17,910 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38002784WGEN
- Part serial
- R224CA
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 55,536 hours, 23,537 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.