What was found
DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN CABIN WITH APU PROVIDING BLEED AIR. ODOR DISSIPATED IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAK AT APU TURBINE AREA. REPLACED TURBINE BEARING CAVITY VENT O-RINGS AND PERFORMED APU WASH IAW MM 49-00-00-100-001.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2012
- Submitted
- April 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N657AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1083
- Aircraft time
- 46,257 hours, 17,139 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Packing
- Part number
- S9413112
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.