Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 30, 2019
Submitted
April 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4847
Aircraft time
26,510 hours, 9,923 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
361614010
Part serial
1683
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil System
Part time
12,247 hours, 5,062 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FAS REPORTED MUSKY ODOR ON TAKEOFF, THEN AGAIN FOR AROUND 5 MINUTES DURING LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU OIL COOLER FAN ASSEMBLY LEAKING OIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL COOLER FAN ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 49-52-51. OPS & LEAK CHECKS OK. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARDS 26L00021001,26L00021002 AND 26L00021004 IAW TSI. NO CABIN ODERS NOTED.

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