Service difficulty report · Motor · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 7, 2023
Submitted
January 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6543
Aircraft time
24,891 hours, 9,845 cycles
Part
Motor
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
L, 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 A FLIGHT CONTROL SLATS FAULT. SLATS JAMMED AT 0 ON APPROACH INTO LAX, APROACH WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THEN LANDED SAFELY AT LAX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL UNIT #1 MOTOR PER AMM 27-84-54. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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