Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 26, 2021
Submitted
August 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6687
Aircraft time
18,108 hours, 6,888 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
361614011
Part serial
P1385
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil
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: UPON BOARDING SMELLED FOWL ODOR THAT WAS A COMBINATION OF BARNYARD OILY BURNING THAT CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. REPLACED APU OIL COOLING FAN PER AMM 49-52-51 (AALA202108305659) AND APU OIL COOLER (AALA202108309224) PER AMM 49-91-44. A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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