Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
November 20, 2015
Submitted
November 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
54,347 hours, 24,659 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

PILOT REPORTED VERY STRONG ODOR, CHEMICAL LIKE, PRESENT IN CABIN AND COCKPIT UPON BOARDING AND ALL OF FLIGHT. IRRITATING TO EYES, CAPTAIN, AND VERY BOTHERSOME. APU GENERATOR OIL DRAIN PLUG DRIPPING ON TO PLENUM. REPLACED SEAL WASHER, FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM GEARBOX AT COOLING FAN DUCT. INSIDE DUCT GOING TO OIL COOLER SOAKED IN OIL. COOLING FAN SOAKED IN OIL AND COKING APPEARS. REPLACED OIL COOLER FAN.

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