Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
April 6, 2026
Submitted
April 7, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
1641
Aircraft time
69,765 hours, 33,494 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
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

FUMES - DESCENDING AT FL140 UNTIL LANDING, CREW REPORTED DIRTY SOCK ODOR. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. APU WAS ON MEL FROM PRIOR EVENT IN YYZ. FOUND APU COOLING FAN AND FCU LEAKING OIL. REPLACED COOLING FAN AND FCU. INLET DOOR CONTAMINATED WITH OIL AND DIFFUSER DELAMINATED. REPLACED INLET DOOR ASSY, CLEANED APU COMPARTMENT. APU LEAK CHECKS OK. LEVEL C ECS DECONTAMINATION IN WORK. MTC IN PROGRESS. (LP: 8423668) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED

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