Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
August 14, 2017
Submitted
August 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
1037
Aircraft time
55,052 hours, 25,099 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

EXPERIENCED A DIRTY SOCK ODOR DURING TAXI OUT. RETURNED TO GATE. FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT OIL COOLER FLANGE. EXTERNAL LEAK DRIPPED ON TOP OF INTAKE DUCT AND WAS BEING INGESTED INTO APU INTAKE PLENUM. HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN. REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FILTERS. NO FURTHER ODOR.

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