Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 15, 2022
Submitted
January 4, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1033
Aircraft time
62,868 hours, 36,751 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
707239471
Part serial
P4114
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
6,186 hours, 2,644 cycles
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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, F/A REPORTED ODOR IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHL, LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU AFTER FINDING EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU OIL COOLING FAN IAW AMM 49-52-51.

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