Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 18, 2016
Submitted
July 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
868
Aircraft time
47,253 hours, 27,118 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4P
Engine time
23,991 hours, 11,762 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1604941
Part serial
2012
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
23,988 hours, 11,760 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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK, MUSTY ODOR COMING FROM THE AC VENTS WHEN APU BLEED WAS TURNED ON WHILE BOARDING THE ACFT AT THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL IN THE APU PLENUM AND REPLACED THE APU OIL COOLER IAW 49-91-44, THE APU OIL COOLING FAN IAW AMM 49-52-51. A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPS CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED. SEE AALA201607199012 FOR ADDITIONAL PART.

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