What was found
A SLIGHT DIRTY SOCK SMELL WAS REPORTED ON CLIMBOUT AND AGAIN ON DESCENT. MAINTENANCE PLACED NR 1 PACK ON MEL. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING ON 12/31/2011, FOUND APU DE-OIL VALVE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2011
- Submitted
- January 4, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N626AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320231
- Aircraft serial
- 65
- Aircraft time
- 71,058 hours, 31,756 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 38763561
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.