Service difficulty report · Coupler · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 22, 2019
Submitted
November 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6162
Aircraft time
18,794 hours, 5,226 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
190063
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf 1 Transceiver
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT AIR RETURNED TO LAX ON ACCOUNT OF LOSS OF ACARS COMMUNICATION. FLIGHT DECLARED EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED HF-1 XCVR IAW AMM 23-11-33, ALSO, REPLACED HF-2 COUPLER IAW AMM 23-11-36. HF-1 BITE AND OPS TEST NORMAL IAW AMM 23-11-00. REPLACED HF-2 COUPLER IAW AMM 23-11-36. HF-2 BITE AND OPS TEST NORMAL IAW AMM 23-11-00. (SEE SDR # AALA201911259019, AALA201911259054).

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