Service difficulty report · Control Servo · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 31, 2026
Submitted
February 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5895
Aircraft time
42,116 hours, 8,488 cycles
Part
Control Servo
Part number
31073065
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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 RETUNED TO JFK DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT ON TAKEOFF, AFTER FLAP RETRACTION, THEY RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ECAM MESSAGES: F/CTL L AIL FAULT, AND F/CTL AIL SERVO FAULT.ON SD PAGE, LEFT AILERON APPEARS INOPERATIVE, RIGHT AILERON WITH ONLY GREEN HYDRAULICS, AND FOR A SIGNIFICANT TIME RIGHT SPOILERS INDICATED RAISED/EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT JFK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE LEFT WING AILERON SERVO CONTROL VALVE 33CEB AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 27-14-51.

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