Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 24, 2025
Submitted
November 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6866
Aircraft time
28,361 hours, 11,367 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
36161407
Part serial
P3862
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Part time
21,067 hours, 22,728 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 NOT GROUNDED: PASSING THROUGH 10K FT, SMELLED AN OILY MUSTY ODOR, AFTER LANDING & AT GATE, ODOR INTENSIFIED. APU TURNED ON AFTER LANDING & ODOR OF OIL/MUSK INCREASED MORE. AFTER OPENING DOOR, ODOR DISSIPATED BUT REMAINED EVEN AFTER DOOR REMAINED OPEN. CLEANING CREW & GATE AGENT ALSO SMELLED DIRTY OIL/SOCK ODOR AFTER BOARDING. MAINT FOUND APU OIL COOLING FAN LEAKING OIL & REPLACED IAW AMM 49-52-51. MAINT FOUND THE APU GEABOX VENT LINE HAD EVIDENCE OF COKING & REPLACED LINE IAW AMM 49-26-54. (AALA202511075785) MAINT ACCOMPD A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYS WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TASK CARD 26L00021014. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPS CHK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES OR ODORS NOTED.

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