What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FUSELAGE PANEL MISSING RIGHT AFT OF WING UNDER EMERGENCY EXIT FOR LIFE RAFT. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED ESCAPE SLIDE CONTAINER FAIRING 198LB PER AMM 25-62-47.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2026
- Submitted
- July 1, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954XV
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253N
- Aircraft serial
- 7999
- Aircraft time
- 25,621 hours, 7,367 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Fairing
- Part number
- E5347507100100
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.