Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 2, 2003
Submitted
February 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
30,567 hours, 11,166 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
4951093
Part serial
V98M0007
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
6,867 hours, 9,594 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOXIOUS ODOR IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. SUBJECT APU OIL LEAK WAS CONFIRMED AT TEST. OIL COOLER WAS LEAKING SEVERELY (APPROX 1/2 QT. / MINUTE) FROM THE INLET SIDE OF THE PRESSURE REGULATOR. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY REVEALED SEVERAL DEEP VERTICAL SCRATCHES EVIDENT AT THE INSIDE DIAMETER THAT INTERFACES WITH THE REGULATOR CAP THAT IS SEALED WITH AN O-RING. THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE REGULATOR VALVE, SPRING, AND CAP ASSEMBLY.

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