Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
January 27, 2018
Submitted
January 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1547
Aircraft time
53,745 hours, 23,564 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
38807991
Part serial
5118
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
53,779 hours, 21,913 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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: DIRTY WET SOCKS PREVALENT FROM TAKEOFF THROUGH MID CLIMB, ODOR BECOMES VERY STRONG DURING DESCENT BELOW 5,000. APU FOUND TO BE SOURCE OF CABIN ODOR. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOBCARD 26L00021002 AND FOUND OIL COOLER LEAKING EXTERNALLY. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED APU OIL COOLER AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 49-91-44.

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