Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
June 16, 2024
Submitted
June 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
281
Aircraft time
89,464 hours, 42,085 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
UNKNOWN
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

SHIP 3225 DISC: AFTER LANDING, WHILE TAXING TO THE GATE, PILOTS NOTICED A FUNKY SMELL COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. APU WAS OFF DURING TAXI IN. C/A: FOUND OIL AROUND APU DOOR AND INLET , INSPECTED APU PER W/C 4900 -2001. FOUND COOLING FAN OF OIL COOLER LEAKING. (374957) REMOVED AND REPLACED COOLING FAN IAW A320 AMM 49-52. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (255559) AFTER RUNNING APU FOR LK CK, FOUND OIL LK FROM STARTER. (374957) R/R APU STARTER PER A320 AMM 49-42. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. RAN APU FOR 30 MINUTES WITH NO EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS NOTED. (417446). A/C OK FOR SVC. (LP: 6130409)

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