Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 7, 2022
Submitted
December 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4025
Aircraft time
39,833 hours, 15,838 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
D27510043001AC
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flap Handle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO THE FLAP HANDLE LOCKING LEVER BEING INOPERATIVE FLIGHT CREW COULD NOT DEPLOY FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT SLC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLAP AND SLAT CONTROL LEVER PER AMM 27-51-43.

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