Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
December 16, 2025
Submitted
December 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
8898
Aircraft time
21,271 hours, 5,860 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2079020BA
Part serial
11116547
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
3,594 hours, 2,045 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY DECLARED AT INITIAL CRUISE, RECEIVED ECAM CABIN PRESSURE SYS 1 FAULT FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY ECAM CABIN PRESSURE SYS 1 & 2 FAULT. CREW REPORTED CABIN PRESSURIZATION OPS IN MANUAL MODE OKAY. FLT CREW REPORTED DURING INITIAL DESCENT INTO MIA, INCREASED WORKLOAD ASSOCIATED WITH MANUAL PRESSURE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING POWER CHANGES & DESCENT PLANING MADE MX OPTIMAL CONTROL MORE CHALLENGING. CREW DECLARED PAN-PAN & REQUESTED DIRECT ROUTING TO MIA, CONTINUOUS DESCENT TO REDUCE WORKLOAD & MAINTAIN STABLE PRESSURE CONTROL. ACFT DESCENDED & LANDED IN MIA SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX CLEARED FAULT IAW AMM 21-31-00 & REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-51. A SAT OPS CHECK ACCOMPLISHED.

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