Service difficulty report · Battery · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 2, 2025
Submitted
July 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3944
Aircraft time
51,794 hours, 19,860 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
AD321431
Condition
No Test
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FORWARD LEFT SLIDE IS FAILING THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT SYSTEM TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE L1 DOOR SLIDE ASSEMBLY PER TASK CARD 26L00025010 (AALA202507025869). IN ADDITION MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT 10WL (AALA202507020810) AND THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT BATTERIES FOR POSITIONS 10WL (AALA202507027102), 11WL (AALA202507029906), 12WL (AALA202507023178) AND 13WL (AALA202507022962) PER AMM 33-51-38. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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