What was found
DIRTY SOCK ODOR DURING DESCENT. FOUND APU COMPLETELY SOAKED IN OIL. PERFORMED AND COMPLETED A DECONTAMINATION OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. REPLACED BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTERS.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2018
- Submitted
- June 18, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N229NV
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 730
- Aircraft time
- 64,313 hours, 23,584 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.