Service difficulty report · Battery · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 24, 2026
Submitted
July 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3960
Aircraft time
57,002 hours, 21,756 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
AD321431
Condition
No Test
Location
Zone 200
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: 2 RECESSED EMERGENCY LIGHTS REMAIN ON CONTINUOUSLY WITH SWITCHES ARMED. 1 LOCATED IN FIRST CLASS THE OTHER IN COACH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY FOR EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT 13WL DUE TO FAULT MESSAGES PER AMM 33-51-38. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT 15WL PER AMM 33-51-38. (AALA202607062622). A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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