Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
March 11, 2021
Submitted
March 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1521
Aircraft time
65,002 hours, 24,544 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Part number
FE392200002
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE DESCENDING THRU 10,000' MEAN SEA LEVEL CREW LOST ALL COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED AIRCRAFT MONITOR MESSAGE "STUCK MIC" VERY HIGH FREQUENCY #1 DISPLAYED. SWITCHED TO VERY HIGH FREQUENCY #2 WITH A DIFFERENT MIC. ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED AIRCRAFT MONITOR MESSAGE "STUCK MIC" VERY HIGH FREQUENCY #2 DISPLAYED. SAME RESULT USING VERY HIGH FREQUENCY #3. CREW SQUAWKED 7600 AND 7700. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ATC COULD NOT HEAR THEM, BUT THEY COULD HEAR ATC, WHO GAVE THEM CLEARANCE TO LAND AND TAXI TO GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS CONTROL HANDLE OF THE NEW GEN SIDE STICK UNIT PER AMM 27-92-41.

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