Service difficulty report · Director · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
July 14, 2021
Submitted
July 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1539
Aircraft time
65,925 hours, 24,958 cycles
Part
Director
Part number
Z010H000520A
Part serial
010H00004686
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Part time
65,447 hours, 24,402 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING TAKEOFF RANDOM BELLS STARTED GOING OFF. LATER DETERMINED TO BE GROUND EVACUATION, CABIN INTERPHONE RINGER. PA INOPERATIVE, CABIN INTERPHONE INOPERATIVE, COMMAND EVACUATION SWITCH LIGHT BLINKING INTERMITTENTLY. ECAM WAS CLEAR OF MESSAGES. CABIN LIGHTS BLINKING, OVER EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN BLINKING. CABIN EVACUATION SIGNAL WOULD NOT SILENCE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 CID DIRECTOR AND # 2 CIDS DIRECTOR (AALA202107167861) PER AMM 23-73-34. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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