Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 20, 2018
Submitted
April 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1284
Aircraft time
61,713 hours, 23,313 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
38807991
Part serial
93167
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
26,849 hours, 10,993 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · GTCP36300A
Component part number
38002784
Stage of operation
CL
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 ATTENDANTS REPORTED FAINT ODOR, POSSIBLY OIL ON CLIMB. ODOR WENT AWAY AND ONCE AGAIN WAS PRESENT ON DESCENT INTO TUS. ODOR WAS FAINT IN COCKPIT AND STRONGER IN FORWARD GALLEY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOT "TOP OF CLIMB" 26L00021001 AND FOUND SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE APU AND PERFORMED JOBCARD 26L00021002. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU OIL COOLER PER CARD 26L31049004. REPLACED COOLING FAN (SEE AALA201804119022) PER MM 49-52-51. REPLACED APU TURBINE VENT TUBE PACKING (SEE AALA201804119023) PER MM 49-91-53 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS.

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