Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 22, 2021
Submitted
June 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1610
Aircraft time
75,006 hours, 26,879 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
36161407
Part serial
P4151
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
6,987 hours, 7,461 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLT 761, LGA-PBI. DURING IDLE DESCENT AT 5000 FT ENTERING CLOUDS HAD DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN COCKPIT; PERFORMED T/S STEPS PER INFO NOTICE 2017-T015F ALSO RECEIVED VERBAL DEBRIEF FROM CREW ABOUT ODOR PRESENT ON GROUND IN LGA. DURING APU INSPECTION WITH BLACKLIGHT, NOTED SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF OIL IN APU PLENUM, COMPRESSOR CAGE, AND SATURATED TURBINE SHAFT AND BLADE SECTION. ALSO NOTED APU OIL LEVEL EXCESSIVELY LOW. ACCOMPLISHED LEVEL A ECS DECON W/ ENG BLEED PER AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A. NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED AFTER 20 MINUTES. REF LP DEFECT 3153706 ITEM 2 FOR APU DEFERRAL. A/C OK FOR CONT SVC AT THIS TIME. AFTER PERFORMING APU WASH. FOUND OIL EVIDENCE AT TOP CEILING OF APU COMPARTMENT TRACED IT BACK TO APU COOLING FAN. OIL PUDDLE NOTICED INSIDE OF COOLING FAN. R & R COOLING FAN IAW AMM 49-52-51. OPS CK LEAK GOOD THIS CLEARS MDDR 438355 MX-4 UPDATED PLACARD REMOVED MCC NOTIFED

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