What was found
AIRCRAFT HAD A SMELLY SOCK ODOR ON TAKEOFF AND APPROACH. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL SIGHT GLASS LEAKING. RETORQUED SIGHT GLASS WITH NO FURTHER LEAK NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2011
- Submitted
- December 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N813AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1223
- Aircraft time
- 41,291 hours, 16,656 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Sight Glass
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.