Service difficulty report · Interface Unit · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 12, 2026
Submitted
March 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N995AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7301
Aircraft time
28,347 hours, 11,310 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
34,822 hours, 11,498 cycles
Part
Interface Unit
Part number
3957985206
Part serial
Q05720017124
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
28,346 hours, 11,310 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
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 RETURNED TO DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT DURING CLIMB OUT AN ECAM MESSAGE FOR ENGINE 1 LOW OIL PRESSURE DISPLAYED. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION INITIALLY FLUCTUATED AND THEN DISAPPEARED WITH AMBER XX. INDICATIONS BUT RETURNED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES FLUCTUATING MOMENTARY AND THEN FEATURED TO NORMAL PARAMETERS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #1 ENGINE INTERFACE UNIT PER AMM 73-25-34 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO OIL PRESSURE FUCTUATIONS NOTED.

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