Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 16, 2019
Submitted
December 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4935
Aircraft time
28,807 hours, 10,776 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
16,843 hours, 6,571 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
361614011
Part serial
P1669C
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oil
Part time
16,829 hours, 6,566 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 ON TAKE OFF TOGA POWER SMELLED FOR 1-2 MIN DISPATCHED FOR 5 HR FLT. SMELLED AGAIN ON DECENT, 1500 FEET= COULD SMELL COCKPIT AND CABIN AGAIN, DISPATCHED AGAIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL COOLER FAN LEAKING. REMOVED & REPLACED APU COOLING FAN. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 49-52-51-400.

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