Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 10, 2016
Submitted
July 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1298
Aircraft time
48,643 hours, 22,758 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1604941
Part serial
2789
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
16,913 hours, 10,473 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · GTCP1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON ENTERING AIRCRAFT DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND THE FIRST OFFICER REPORTED DIRTY SOCK ODOR. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE CABIN ODOR WAS FROM THE APU BLEED AIR SYSTEM AND SUSPECT THE APU OIL COOLER IS THE SOURCE. CLEANED APU PLENUM AND COMPARTMENT PER JOB CARD 26L00021002, RAN APU NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PER JOB CARD 26L00021004.

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