Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
June 18, 2026
Submitted
June 22, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
9584
Aircraft time
21,983 hours, 6,013 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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 INTO SFO DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING A FLAPS LOCKED WITH ALIGNMENT FAULT ECAM MESSAGE WITH THE FLAPS FROZEN AT POSITION 2. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND ACCOMPLISHED THE CHECK LIST. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT SFO AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT WING #3 FLAP ROTARY ACTUATOR PER JOB CARD 26L00027004 (AALA202606226365) AND ADJUSTED THE RIGHT INTERCONNECTING STRUT PER AMM 27-51-44. (AALA202606227673) A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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