Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
August 26, 2022
Submitted
September 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1109
Aircraft time
61,136 hours, 35,993 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1604941
Part serial
4906
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
14,910 hours, 13,339 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
DE
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: DURING DECENT ODOR OF DIRTY SOCKS/OIL FUME SMELL ON FLIGHT DECK. ODOR WAS NOT PRESENT IN PASSENGER CABIN ACCORDING TO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202208291146: MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU OIL COOLER, REPLACED APU OIL COOLING FAN O-RINGS (AALA202209094454) AND APU OIL COOLING FAN TRANSFER TUBE (AALA202209096343). A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED. ** (CLOSED)

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