Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 13, 2022
Submitted
January 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
868
Aircraft time
60,090 hours, 34,629 cycles
Engine time
18,288 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil Cooler
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
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: ON CLIMB AND DESCENT WHEN GOING THROUGH MOISTURE THERE WAS A MUSTY SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE IDENTIFIED AIR OIL COOLER TUBE LEAKING OIL. REPLACED APU OIL COOLING FAN O-RING AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 49-52-51.

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