Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · 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
Cooling Fan
Part number
361614010
Part serial
P40700
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
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, A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL WAS NOTICED FROM THE LAST TWO PASSENGER ROWS AND STRONGEST IN THE AFT GALLEY BETWEEN THE TWO AFT LAVS. ODOR WAS STILL NOTICEABLE AFTER THE PASSENGERS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. PER J/C 26L00021001 FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR, APU AREA SATURATED IN OIL. R&R OIL COOLING FAN IAW AMM 49-52-51 LEAK CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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