Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 1, 2022
Submitted
November 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1097
Aircraft time
61,788 hours, 36,573 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
361614011
Part serial
P3266C
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
DE
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: SLIGHT MUSTY ODOR ON DECENT SIMILAR CRAYONS OR WAX THAT WENT AWAY WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THE ODOR RETURNED AFTER LANDING DURING TAXI IN AND AT THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK ON THE APU. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU OIL COOLIING FAN THAT WAS LEAKING OIL PER AMM 49-52-51. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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