Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
November 19, 2021
Submitted
November 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9013A
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
5827
Aircraft time
21,943 hours, 10,430 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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: ON FINAL APPROACH AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTER HEAVY RAIN AND CREW NOTED CABIN SMELLY SOCK, ACRID ODOR WITH HAZE IN CABIN. MAINTENANCE: ISOLATED SOURCE OF THE ODOR AS THE APU. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL COOLING FAN O-RING LEAKING AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 49-52-51. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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