Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 2, 2017
Submitted
September 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2977
Aircraft time
44,643 hours, 15,495 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
36161407
Part serial
R2561
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
21,723 hours, 20,115 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED A DIRTY SOCK ODOR AFTER APU BLEED AIR TURNED ON. THE ODOR WAS DETECTED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF AND 1:36 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, DESCENDING +20 UGH 200 HP. BLEED VALVE OPEN, DIRTY SOCKS ODOR REPEATED 230-190. CONTINUED DURING FINAL APPROACH PHASE. PERFORMED INFO NOTICE 2017-T015B, AND ISOLATED THE ODOR TO APU. PERFORMED TSM 49-00-81-810-874-A. FOUND AN OIL LEAK FROM THE OIL COOLING FAN AND CONTAMINATION OF COOLING FAN DISCHARGE DUCTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COOLING FAN ASSY IAW AMM 49-52-51, AND CLEANED DUCTING, OPS & LEAK CHECKED OK. R & R THE NR 1 & 2 PACK CONDENSERS IAW AMM 21-52-32. OPS NORMAL. R & R NR 1 & 2 PACK OZONE FILTERS IAW AMM 21-51-41. OPS NORMAL.

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