Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 19, 2018
Submitted
October 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1425
Aircraft time
59,776 hours, 22,330 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER PASSING 10,000 FEET AND ACCELERATING THROUGH 250 KTS AIRCRAFT GENERATED RED OVERSPEED WARNING AND RED ECAM MAX VFE 235 KTS. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEAN WITH NO SECONDARY ISSUES. AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED BELOW 250 WARNING/ECAM SELF CLEARED. ACCELERATING ABOVE 250 WARNING RETURNED. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED 22FP SELECTION SWITCH AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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