Service difficulty report · Slat System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 25, 2022
Submitted
December 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N129AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6401
Aircraft time
26,155 hours, 7,872 cycles
Part
Slat System
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: INBOUND TO DFW AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO A SLAT FAULT MESSAGE. FLIGHT CREW HAD TO CYCLE THE SLATS THREE TIMES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED READ OUT OF SLAT POSITION PICKOFF UNIT PER AMM 27-80-00 AND NO FAULTS FOUND. PER TSM NOTE AND AMM 27-81-00-810-810 READ OUTS WERE GOOD. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SLAT SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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