Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
February 15, 2024
Submitted
February 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9023N
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
6349
Aircraft time
26,001 hours, 11,882 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
707239471
Part serial
P2288CC
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
31,134 hours, 12,754 cycles
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
DE
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: NOTICEABLY OIL SMELL DURING DECENT AND LANDING WITH APU OFF, AFTER LANDING WHEN BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AND THE APU BLEED WAS TURNED ON, THE OIL SMELL BECAME MORE STRONGER. AIR DUCT CAN HAVE A POSSIBLE OIL CONTAMINATION. THE OIL SMELL CAN BE SMELL AT THE ENTIRE CABIN AT THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL COOLING FAN LEAKING OIL AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 49-52-51.

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