Service difficulty report · Adiru · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
August 17, 2025
Submitted
August 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5696
Aircraft time
36,756 hours, 15,371 cycles
Part
Adiru
Part number
46502003030316
Part serial
4121
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
61,918 hours, 27,651 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 RETURNED TO BOS DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT GOT NAV FM/GPS POS DISAGREE. CAPTAIN SIDE NAV LOOKED NORMAL; FO SIDE NAV WAS MALFUNCTIONING. STOPPED CLIMB TO ASSESS, THEN GOT AUTO FLT AP OFF, FOLLOWED BY AUTO FLT A/THROFF ECAMS. WHILE ASSESSING THE PROBLEM GOT FMS1/FMS2 POS DISAGREE. DURING ASSESSMENT SAW NAV IRU 2 WAS BLANK. THEN WE GOT NAVIR 2 FAULT, WHILE ALSO NOTICING THAT IRU 3 HAD EXTREME DRIFT; GOT UP TO ABOUT 77 MILES. GPS 2 THEN FAILED AND WE RAN ECAM. AFTER ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETE, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KBOS WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE FLIGHT CRE REPORTED THAT ON THE TAXI IN THEY RECEIVED A NAV IRU 2 AND 3 FAULT. MAINTENANCE NOTED THE LAST LEG HAD A FAULT FOR ADIRU 2 (1FP2), REPLACED ADIRU 2 (1FP2) AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 34-36-00, AMM 22-96-00.

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