Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 11, 2026
Submitted
April 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4893
Aircraft time
46,477 hours, 18,435 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 NOT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING A FLIGHT CONTROL FLAP SYSTEM 2 FAULT DISPLAYING ON RETRACTION FROM FLAPS 1. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A REVIEW OF THE POST FLIGHT REPORT WHICH SHOWED SFCC-2 F/CTL FLAP 2 FAULTS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TSM 27-51-00-810-845 AND ALL TESTS PASSED. MAINTENANCE DID NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC PART THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAULT REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW.

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