Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 19, 2024
Submitted
June 21, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7775
Aircraft time
21,157 hours, 8,305 cycles
Part
Flap System
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Locked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DURING APPROACH INTO PSP DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT UPON SELECTING FLAPS TO POSITION 2 A FFLIGHT CONTROL FLAPS LOCKED ECAM MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE SLATS WORKED FINE BUT THE FLAPS SHOWED AMBER INDICATION AT POSITION 2. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PSP AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL RESET OF THE WING TIP BRAKE AND FLAP SYSTEM ON THE GROUND PER TSM TASK 27-50-869-006A. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE FLAPS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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