Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
October 26, 2016
Submitted
November 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N710UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1019
Aircraft time
48,909 hours, 28,048 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
36161407
Part serial
P2735
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
25,560 hours, 9,641 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · GTCP1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CR
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 GROUNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SULFUR SMELL MID CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL LEAKING OIL FROM THE COOLING FAN, INGESTION INTO THE LOAD COMPRESSOR VERIFIED SINCE THE INTAKE AND DIFFUSER WERE OIL SOAKED. REPLACED COOLING FAN AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK PER AMM 49-52-51. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH JOB CARD'S 26L00021001 T/S CABIN AIR QUALITY, 26L00021002 APU SMELL IN CABIN, 26L31049009 CLEAN APU COMPRESSOR AND 26L00021004 DECONTAMINATION OF THE ECS ENGINE AND APU. (EVENT RE-OCCURED SEE AALA201611049004 AND AALA201611079015).

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