Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 17, 2024
Submitted
July 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N110AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5975
Aircraft time
35,598 hours, 7,240 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1604941
Part serial
1686
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
42,344 hours, 22,060 cycles
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
NR
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: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED WEIRD SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU LEAKING OIL FROM THE APU OIL COOLING FAN AND THE APU OIL COOLER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE THE APU OIL COOLER PER AMM 49-91-44 (AALA202407221663) AND THE APU OIL COOLING FAN PER AMM 49-52-51. (AALA202407226528). A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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