Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 19, 2025
Submitted
December 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6520
Part
Strut
Part number
D5757030501600
Part serial
A13472
Condition
Fault Message
Location
Zone 600 Flap
Part time
40,029 hours, 16,520 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INTO DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT ON APPROACH A FLIGHT CONTROL FLAPS LOCKED / ALIGNMENT FAULT DISPLAYED. THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WHERE IT TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT WING FLAP INTERCONNECTING STRUT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 27-51-44.

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