Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 25, 2024
Submitted
August 27, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N142AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6711
Aircraft time
27,816 hours, 10,912 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CHS DUE THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT AT CRUISE (FL 240) AN ECAM FAULT MESSAGE FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATOR #2 DISPLAYED. THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE ECAM PRIOCEDURES BUT THE GENERATOR DID NOT COME BACK ONLINE. THE FLIGHT CREW STARTED THE APU WHICH INITIALLY COME ON THEN SHUTDOWN. A SECOND ATTEMPT TO START THE APU WAS ACCOMPLISHED BUT IT SHUTDOWN AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT CHS SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT FAULT CODE 4240 DISPLAYED FOR THE APU WHICH INDICATES LOW OIL PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL LEVEL LOW AND SERVICED IT PER AMMM 12-13-49. A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK OF TEHE APU WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. (AALA202408279406) MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THAT THE #2 ENGINE GENERATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND WILL BE REPORTED ON AALA202408270545.

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