Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 1, 2019
Submitted
October 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2312
Aircraft time
51,300 hours, 19,634 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
38807991
Part serial
971408600149
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
25,098 hours, 21,794 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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 OIL SMELL IN CABIN WITH APU BLEED AIR ON. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001 A320F SMOKE ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND JOB CARD 26L00021002 A320F SMOKE ODOR FUMES TROUBLESHOOING, FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR. FOUND APU OIL COOLER LEAKING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU OIL COOLER IAW AMM 49-91-44. OPS CHECK GOOD

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