Service difficulty report · Clamp · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 30, 2026
Submitted
March 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6337
Aircraft time
35,989 hours, 14,699 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 DIVERTED TO PIT DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF PHL AN AIR ENGINE 1 BLEED FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED, THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED ECAM PROCEDURE AND CONTACTED MOC AND WERE INFORMED THAT MOC SAW INDICATIONS OF A BLEED LEAK AND PLYLON ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT LAND SAFELY AT PIT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER, MAINTENANCE FOUND CLAMP LOOSE ON #1 ENGINE PRECOOLET TEE DUCT, RE-TORQUED CLAMP PER AMM 36-11-49-400-015-A AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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