Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
November 11, 2018
Submitted
November 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
1646
Aircraft time
50,756 hours, 23,373 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
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

CREW REPORTS ON TAXI IN WITH SINGLE ENGINE RUNNING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAW HAZE THROUGHOUT THE CABIN WITH AN ODOR. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL FROM COOLING FAN AREA. PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION OF ECS WITH APU INOP. AFTER COOLING FAN AND TRANSFER TUBE REPLACEMENT, APU STILL LEAKING. PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION AGAIN. NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. COMPLY WITH NO GO ODI PREVENTION. APU REPLACED.

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