Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 6, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
463
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
4950242
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED STRONG ODOR AFTER TAKEOFF. ODOR WAS EVIDENT THROUGHOUT CABIN AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO BOSTON. THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM THE APU OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY AT THE IN OIL LINE UNION. OIL COOLER WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL.

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