Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
November 4, 2018
Submitted
November 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
197
Aircraft time
82,602 hours, 37,509 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BURN TYPE SMELL ON DESCENT, TRANSITIONING TO A DIRTY SOCK SMELL AROUND 14,000 AND LOWER AFTER IDLE DESCENT SMELL GOT HEAVIER PER PILOTS. AFT OF ROW 25-29. FOUND OIL FROM COOLING FAN DOWN TO GENERATOR AND IN COMPRESSOR INLET IN APU COMPARTMENT. CHANGED APU ON WORK CARD 4900-9001.

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