Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 13, 2026
Submitted
April 20, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6520
Aircraft time
34,121 hours, 12,826 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Flap Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: F/CTL FLAPS LOCKED. ECAM-ALIGNMENT FAULT.FLAPS STUCK AT POSITION 2. EMERGENCY DECLARED, WE WERE DESCENDING WITH SPEED BRAKES DEPLOYED AT 205KTS. NO FLAP LEVER MOVEMENT WHEN ECAM GENERATED SETUP FOR FLAPS FAULT LANDING AND LANDED NORMALLY. VAPP WAS 149KTS. NORMAL APPROACH ON GLIDE SLOPE AND NORMAL LANDING. NORMAL BRAKING, BRAKE TEMP REACHED 400C. DID NOT RETRACT FLAPS AFTER LANDING.

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