Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
August 13, 2019
Submitted
August 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1391
Aircraft time
50,322 hours, 32,249 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
361614010
Part serial
P2728C
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
31,758 hours, 15,238 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS ODOR IN COCKPIT AFTER STARTING #2 ENG. PERSISTED THRU 120, NEXT LEG, SAME ODOR PERSISTED THRU FL160 ODOR IN CABIN MUCH LESS THAN IN COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU AIR INLET AND APU COMPARTMENT CONTAMINATED WITH OIL, FOUND OIL COMING OUT OF THE CENTER DRAIN TUBE WHICH INDICATES POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE LOAD COMPRESSOR SEAL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU OIL COOLER FAN ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 49-52-51, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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