Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 28, 2026
Submitted
July 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5980
Aircraft time
38,790 hours, 15,815 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
47145268
Part serial
6403
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 300
Part time
36,814 hours, 15,121 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
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: SUSPECTED FUME EVENT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A CHEMICAL OR SWEET SMELL SIMILAR TO PAINT, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFT CABIN. CANNOT BE CONFIRMED BY PILOTS. NO FUMES PRESENT ON FLIGHT DECK. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE THS ACTUATOR HAD BEEN OVERSERVICED / LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED PER JOB CARD 26L00027002.

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