Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 16, 2019
Submitted
October 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1436
Aircraft time
61,728 hours, 23,440 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
36161407
Part serial
R2479
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
37,412 hours, 14,426 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: PILOT REPORTS UPON ENTERING THE AIRCRAFT THERE WAS AN ODOR THAT SEEMED TO BE AN AIR CONDITIONING ODOR. DURING CLIMB OUT, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTS HEAVY OROR IN THE CABIN AND IN THE FLIGHT DECK. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU INTAKE CONTAMINATED WITH OIL FROM A LEAKING APU OIL COOLER FAN ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU OIL COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 49-52-51 AND COMPLIED WITH APU WASH IAW AMM 49-00-00-100-001-A. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS FOUND. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H REHEATER AS PRECAUTIONARY.

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