Service difficulty report · Light · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
September 12, 2025
Submitted
September 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1403
Aircraft time
77,092 hours, 29,884 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 GROUNDED: EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND SEAT BELT SIGN & NO PORTABLE DEVICES SIGNS & ALL LIGHTS INCLUDING EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON AND START FLASHING WITH SOME SORT OF HIGH PITCH ALARM WITH NO CREW INPUT. CABIN LIGHTS GO TO FULL BRIGHT & CAN NOT BE CONTROLLED BY CREW. NO FLIGHT DECK INDICATION OF ANY ALARMS ARE NOTICEABLE IN-FLIGHT DECK BUT THE ECAM DOES FLASH THE SEATBELT AND NP DEVICES AS THE ARE GOING ON AND OFF IN THE CABIN. MOVING THE FLIGHT DECK SWITCHES DOES NOT STOP THEM FROM CYCLING. LASTED ABOUT 8 MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED. THEN STARTED AGAIN 5 MINUTES LATER FOR ANOTHER TWO MINUTES THEN LIGHTS AT MAX BRIGHTNESS AND SIGNS ON FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. (OPEN)

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