Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
October 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Part
Oil Cooler
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A, B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) EN ROUTE, CREW REPORTED ACRID SMELL IN COCKPIT. AT ALTITUDE, ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED A/C MONITORING INDICATED SMOKE FROM LAVATORY FOR APPROX ONE SECOND. IN-FLIGHT PERSONNEL VERIFIED AREA NO SMOKE OBSERVED. 45 MINUTES LATER SMOKE INDICATION OCCURRED, LAV CHECKED, 40 MILES LATER, 390 ALT SMOKE INDICATION CAME ON AGAIN, THIN HAZE OF ACRID SMOKE NOTICED IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. LAV SMOKE SYS TESTED OK. CARGO AND ELECT COMPARTMENTS CHECKED OK. AIR COND SYS OK. AUX OIL LEAKING FROM OIL COOLER DUCT, REPLACED LAV SMOKE DETECTORS APU CONNECTOR P-2 APU, GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE.

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