Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
May 6, 2025
Submitted
May 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
2013
Aircraft time
58,846 hours, 30,588 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil
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 3165 OILY/DIRTY SOCK SMELL WITH PACKS RUNNING APU AND ENGINES. RAN APU. CONFIRMED SMELL W/APU OP. FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL AROUND APU COOLING FAN. DVI WITH BLACK LIGHT OF APU. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU COOLING FAN PER A319 AMM 49-52. PERFORMED LEVEL B REMOVAL OF CONTAMINATION OF THE ECS PER A319 AMM 21-00. APU IS INOP. FWD TO MEL 49-10-01A. NO "M" PROCEDURES. PLACARD INSTALLED. WILL NEED INLET WASH. R/R RECIRC FILTERS PER A319 AMM 21-21. (LP: 7538846)

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