Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 20, 2017
Submitted
August 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1327
Aircraft time
66,850 hours, 24,650 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
36161407
Part serial
P2481
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Oil Cooler
Part time
9,035 hours, 770 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DIRTY SOCK ODOR THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. ODOR ISOLATED TO APU. PEFORMED DECONTAMINATION OF THE (ECS) IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-004-A. R & R DEOILER CASING SEAL ASSY AT ENG #1 IAW AMM 72-60-31. NO LEAKS. REMOVED & REPLACED APU COOLING FAN IAW AMM 49-52-51 & APU OIL COOLER IAW AMM 49-91-44, OPS & LEAK CHECKED OK, NO DIRTY SOCK ODOR. CLEANED APU AREA & DUCTS IAW STANDARD PRACTICES & PROCEDURES & EC A4917122-01, RAN APU & BLEED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, NO DIRTY SOCK ODOR NOTED. RAN EACH ENGINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, NO ODORS NOTED. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.

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