# SDR AALA202603259241

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 23, 2026
- Submitted: March 25, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N953XV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N953XV), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-253N
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-253N](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-253n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 7942
- Aircraft time: 23,649 hours, 6,530 cycles
- System (JASC): [2620 · Extinguishing System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2620)
- Part: Extinguisher
- Condition: False Indication
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202603259241

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ENGINE 1 FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT 1 DISCHARGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AMBER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT AT LEVEL CRUISE (FL330) NO ECAM ASSOCIATED WITH DISCHARGE LIGHT. THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR ENTIRE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FIRE DETECT CONTROL TEST PER AMM 26-12-00, NO FAULTS NOTED, NO ECAM OR POST FLIGHT REPORT, ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL,

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