Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
April 3, 2025
Submitted
April 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
281
Aircraft time
91,718 hours, 43,357 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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: DUE TO REPORT OF OIL FUMES IN THE CABIN. C/A: CLEANED RESIDUAL OIL FROM UNDER COWL, OPEN APU COWL FOUND OIL CAP AREA FULL OF OIL. GOT OIL FUMES IN CABIN ON APU START. INSPECTED APU DUCTS AND FOUND OIL COMING FROM COOLING FAN. R/R APU COOLING FAN PER A320 AMM 49-52-51. COOLING FAN LEAK CHECK GOOD. REF TO LOG MD0892549 FOR ECS DECONTAMINATION. MD LOG STEP A - DEBRIEF THE FLIGHT CREW + ENSURE THE LOG PAGE IS ACCURATE C/W. STEP B - CONTACT MCC C/W. STEP C - ENSURE ELEC SMOKE + FUMES REPORT SUBMITTED C/W. STEP D COPY OF LOG PAGE + ELEC SMOKE + FUMES REPORT SENT TO MCC C/W. STEP E C.W W/C 0550-2002. STEP F - TYPE 1 CONTAMINATION DETERMINED. STEP G CONTACT MCC C/W. STEP H SOURCE OF LEAK FIXED + SPU CLEANED C/W, REFER TO LOG 0892549. STEP I CONTACT MCC C/W. C/W ECS DECONTAMINATION PER W/C 2100-2005. NO SMELL ON PLANE. OK FOR SVC. (LP: 0892549)

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