Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 20, 2013
Submitted
March 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1547
Aircraft time
40,275 hours, 16,561 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
38627753
Part serial
R1009
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
44,442 hours, 18,375 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE FROM MEX TO PHX, CREW REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN MID CABIN. FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFUL IN PHX. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED ENGINES WERE NOT SOURCE OF SMELL. RAN BOTH ENGINES EXTENSIVELY WITH NO ODOR. FOUND APU AIR INLET AND COMPARTMENT OIL SOAKED. FOUND THE APU ACCESSORY COOLING FAN LEAKING. REPLACED COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY PER AMM 49-52-51-400. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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