Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
November 25, 2020
Submitted
November 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
1549
Aircraft time
42,816 hours, 22,186 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oil System
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

DURING APU START A MODERATE DIRTY SOX SMELL. DURING ENGINE START & TAXI THE SMELL CONTINUED. DURING CLIMB & CRUISE ODOR CONTINUED AT A MODERATE LEVELS. ODOR WAS REPORTED IN CABIN AS WELL. BOTH CAPT & F/O USED O2 DURING FLIGHT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM COOLING FAN TRANSFER TUBE AND ONTO AND PAST AIR INTAKE DIFFUSER. REPLACED APU COOLING FAN, IAW A319 AMM 49-52. ALSO REPLACED TRANSFER TUBE O-RINGS.

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