Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 1, 2019
Submitted
December 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
762
Aircraft time
75,261 hours, 29,108 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
55,076 hours, 23,938 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
38627753
Part serial
R614C
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
8,175 hours, 3,437 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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 DIRTY SOCK ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN DURING DESCENT IN VISIBLE MOISTURE. NO PASSENGER OR CREW ISSUES. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED SOF EVENT IAW JOB CARD 26L00021001, APU FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE OF ODOR. FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK FROM OIL COOLER & OR COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY. OIL RESIDUE IN DUCT BETWEEN THEM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FAN OIL COOLER IAW AMM 49-52-51. OPS AND LEAKS CHECK GOOD. (CLOSED)

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