Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 20, 2018
Submitted
April 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1284
Aircraft time
61,713 hours, 23,313 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
38627753
Part serial
R1044
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
10,572 hours, 4,064 cycles
Component
Apu · Hnywl · GTCP36300A
Component part number
38002784
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A FAINT ODOR, POSSIBLY OIL. DURING CLIMB, ODOR WENT AWAY AND ONCE AGAIN WAS PRESENT DURING DESENT. ODOR WAS FAINT IN COCKPIT AND STRONGER IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE APU AND PERFORMED 26L00021002. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU OIL COOLER IAW CARD 26L31049004. REPLACED THE COOLING FAN IAW MM 49-52-51. REPLACED APU TURBINE VENT TUBE PACKING IAW MM 49-91-53 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS.

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