# SDR AALA202603251393

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 23, 2026
- Submitted: March 25, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N173US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173US), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-211
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-211](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1481
- Aircraft time: 80,410 hours, 31,163 cycles
- System (JASC): [3397 · Light System Wiring](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3397)
- Part: Elec Connector
- Condition: Defective
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: C
- Nature of condition: L
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202603251393

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON ROWS 12, 13, AND 14 ARE INOPERATIVE.  MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT CONNECTOR AT ROW 13ABC PER ESPM 20-44-11. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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