Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 25, 2021
Submitted
October 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7336
Aircraft time
15,385 hours, 5,808 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1604941
Part serial
4523
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Part time
22,114 hours, 9,546 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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: DIRTY SOCK SMELL REPORTED IN THE CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK DURING CLIMB. REPLACED APU OIL COOLER AND FAN (AALA202110270621) IAW WORKCARDS 26L00021001, 26L0021002, AND 26L00021004; LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.

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