Service difficulty report · Slat System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 27, 2022
Submitted
January 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6100
Aircraft time
25,720 hours, 10,150 cycles
Part
Slat System
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
AP
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: ON FINAL AT FIRST FLAP/SLAT EXTENSION - FLAPS EXTENDED BUT SLATS STAYED UP. SLATS APPEARED JAMMED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PERFORMED TSM TASK 27-81-00-810-810A. NO FAULTS OR DEFECTS NOTED. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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