Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 22, 2026
Submitted
January 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7046
Aircraft time
28,850 hours, 11,465 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, 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 AND THE AIRCRAFT RRETURNED TO PIT DUE TO THE FKIUGHT CREW REPORTING THAT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AIRPLANE WOULD NOT ALLOW AIRPLANE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 220 KNOTS. ALL GEAR INDICATIONS SHOWED UP AND LOCKED, HAD A GREEN FLT L/G DOWN INDICATION ON THE UPPER ECAM DISPLAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PIT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EE BAY VMO/MMO SWITCH UNGUARDED CAUSING SPEED RESTRICTION OPERATIONAL CHECK OF OVERSPEED WARNING VMO/MMO USING CFDS PER AMM 34-13-00-710-002-A.

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