Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 27, 2016
Submitted
November 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2613
Aircraft time
39,503 hours, 14,504 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1604941
Part serial
2820
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
22,972 hours, 9,295 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON DESCENT, LANDING, AND TAXI IN, STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL FROM THE LAST TWO PASSENGER ROWS, AND STRONGEST IN THE AFT GALLEY BETWEEN THE TWO AFT LAVS. ODOR STILL PRESENT EVEN AFTER PASSENGERS DEPLANED. PER J/C 26L00021001 FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR, APU AREA SATURATED IN OIL. R&R OIL COOLER IAW AMM 49-91-44. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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