Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 27, 2017
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2570
Aircraft time
38,808 hours, 18,241 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
CL
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

MODERATELY STRONG ODOR IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING CRUISE. NO SMOKE OR FUMES VISIBLE. SWEET ODOR LIKE PERFUME OR CLEANER. FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF THE COCKPIT ODOR. RETURN OIL LINE FROM LUBE MODULE TO OIL COOLER INBOARD WAS LEAKING. ACCOMPLISHED JC 26L00021001, AND 26L00021002 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING CABIN & COCKPIT AIR. REPLACED APU OIL COOLER RETURN LINE O-RINGS IAW AMM 49-91-44. OPS CHECKED GOOD, NO LEAKS. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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