Service difficulty report · Fuel/Oil Cooler · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 7, 2016
Submitted
June 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6523
Aircraft time
4,128 hours, 1,582 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
4,143 hours, 1,587 cycles
Part
Fuel/Oil Cooler
Part number
5502200111
Part serial
64660
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
3,320 hours, 1,268 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT NR 1 ENGINE LOSING 1QUART IAW FLIGHT HR AND BELIEVE LEAKING INTO BLEED SYS CAUSING AN ODOR DURING CRUISE. CREW TURNED OFF THE NR 1 BLEED SYS AND ODOR WENT AWAY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL OIL COOLER AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPS CHECK IAW AMM 79-21-43.

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