Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 26, 2026
Submitted
May 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6070
Aircraft time
42,795 hours, 8,614 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
38762552
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Honeywell
Component part number
38007081
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 PHL DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING WITH THE LEFT ENGINE IDG INOPERATIVE AND ON MEL, THAT DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL 240 THE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PHL AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH PER AMM 49-94-14 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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