Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 12, 2022
Submitted
March 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7336
Aircraft time
16,462 hours, 6,299 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1604941
Part serial
1897
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 300 - Stabs
Part time
30,607 hours, 17,678 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · QEC1319A
Component part number
QEC1319A
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PUNGENT ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN DURING CLIMB OUT. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO PHL, LANDING SAFELY. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUME JOB CARD 26L00021001, APU SMOKE ODOR FUME JOB CARD 26L00021002, ENGINE SMOKE ODOR FUME JOB CARD 26L00021003, AND DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM JOB CARD 26L00021004. REPLACED LEAKING #1 ENGINE BEARING SCAVENGE VALVE PER AMM 79-23-51 (AALA202203140315), REPLACED LEAKING APU OIL COOLER PER AMM 49-91-44-400-004-A (AALA202203148663), AND REPLACED LEAKING APU OIL COOLING FAN PER 49-52-51-40-002-A (AALA202203144938).

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