Service difficulty report · Coupling · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
June 25, 2025
Submitted
July 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1403
Aircraft time
76,638 hours, 29,693 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B3P
Engine time
68,429 hours, 36,708 cycles
Part
Coupling
Part number
CA21300
Part serial
YC030818E
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
7,733 hours, 4,333 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, 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 RETURNED TO PHX DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT ENGINE 2 EGT OVER LIMIT ON TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED SAFELY AT PHX WHERE IT TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. A REVIEW OF THE DFDR DATA RESULTED IN THE DETERMINATION THAT THERE WAS AN EGT INDICATION ISSUE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL OF THE EGT THERMOCOUPLES AND LEADS PER AMM 77-21-10. (AALA202506265557 HARNESS WIRING EGT, AALA202507099554 HARNESS WIRING EGT, AALA202507095688 HARNESS WIRING EGT, AALA202507099096 HARNESS WIRING EGT, AALA202507099743 HARNESS UPPER EGT, AALA202507098423 HARNESS LOWER EGT, AALA202507097894 COUPLING EGT)

More about the Airbus A321-211