What was found
DIRTY SOCK ODOR PRESENT DURING DESCENT. FOUND OIL INSIDE APU PLENUM, COMING FROM LOAD COMPRESSOR CAVITY. CLEANED THE PLENUM. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2018
- Submitted
- June 15, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N230NV
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1372
- Aircraft time
- 55,076 hours, 28,965 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P2831
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.