What was found
STRONG ODOR STARTED IN CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK ON DESCENT THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 3000FT. ALL CREW MEMBERS AND MANY PASSENGERS NOTICED THE ODOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU TO BE OVER-SERVICED. RE-SERVICED TO PROPER LEVEL WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2011
- Submitted
- December 23, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N769US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1391
- Aircraft time
- 30,262 hours, 20,025 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Oil System
- Condition
- Overserviced
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.