Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 22, 2024
Submitted
August 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
03416
Aircraft time
60,367 hours, 21,515 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

FLT#1575, FLL-KIN. 'LIGHT DIRTY SOCK SMELL FLT DECK IN DESCENT. FA REPORTS ODOR PRESENT MID-CABIN IN DESCENT. WITH APU USE, PRE-BOARDING ENTIRE CABIN HAS MODERATE PUNGENT ODOR. CLEANERS AND GATE AGENTS NOTIFIED. (APU WAS OFF IN DESCENT); C/W INFO NOTICE 2017-T015K. DUE TO APU CAUSE OF CABIN ODOR. APU COOLING FAN PREVIOUSLY FOUND LEAKING AND WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. PERFORMED APU WASH CLEANING. LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION ACCOMPLISHED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR CONT SERVICE. NO ODOR PRESENT AT THIS TIME.

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