Service difficulty report · Duct · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 2, 2022
Submitted
December 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4898
Aircraft time
36,296 hours, 14,045 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Pneumatic System
Stage of operation
CR
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 GROUNDED: AT 340 EXPERIENCED RAPID CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMB ALONG WITH A LEFT WING AIR LEAK MESSAGE. CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO CLIMB AS WE DESCENDED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PHL WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND DISCONNECTED PNEUMATIC DUCT ON THE RIGHT HAND PACK AND RE-INSTALLED IT PER AMM 36-22-00. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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