Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 21, 2017
Submitted
July 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
844
Aircraft time
51,457 hours, 26,668 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
361614010
Part serial
R2618C
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
26,589 hours, 10,221 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 CREW REPORTED A STRONG OBNOXIOUS ODOR WITH APU ON THROUGHOUT FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU AIR INTAKE CONTAMINATED WITH DIRT AND FLUIDS. MAINTENANCE FOUND COOLING FAN LEAKING ON APU, REPLACED COOLING FAN PER AMM 49-52-51. PERFORMED APU INLET CLEANING PER J/C 26T31049004 AND DECONTAMINATION OF ECS PER J/C 26L00021004. ACCOMPLISHED SATIFACTORY OPERATIONS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK.

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