Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 17, 2016
Submitted
March 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N832AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1643
Aircraft time
47,255 hours, 20,211 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
38807991
Part serial
971408600142
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
35,008 hours, 69,165 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · GTCP36300A
Component part number
38002784
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. ON GND WITH APU BLEED ON, SMELL OF DIRTY SOCKS. AFTER APU SHUTDOWN & ONCE WE REACHED CRUISE ALTITUDE, SMELL DISSIPATED & WENT AWAY. FOUND THE APU LEAKING OIL AT THE APU OIL COOLER, THE APU OIL COOLER FAN SATURATED WITH OIL & REPLACED THEM IAW AMM 49-91-44 & 49-52-51. IN ADDITION TASK CARDS 26L00021001, 26L00021002 & 26L00021004 WERE ACCOMPLISHED. A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED. SEE AALA 201603189008 FOR ADDITIONAL PART INFORMATION.

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