Service difficulty report · Transducer · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 26, 2026
Submitted
September 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N110AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5975
Aircraft time
44,376 hours, 8,914 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Part
Transducer
Part number
144171000032
Condition
Fault Message
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INTO SFO DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING ENGINE 2 HIGH VIBRATION ECAM. ECAM CAUTION ILLUMINATED AND DISAPPEARED TWICE IN A ROW AND THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER REAPPEARED AND DISAPPEARED. N1 VIBRATION WAS SEEN FROM 0.1 TO 5.7, MOVING QUICKLY UP AND DOWN. N2 WAS SEEN UP TO 2.8. THERE WAS NO ICING AND NO NOTICEABLE AIRFRAME VIBRATION - THE FLIGHT CREW ALSO REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT MULTIPLE ENG VIBRATION ECAMS (AT LEAST 30 CAUTIONS). HIGH N1 AND N2 VIBRATION INDICATIONS UP TO 9.9. NOT IN ICING CONDITIONS AND NO UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT ACTUAL VIBRATIONS FELT. APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL - THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT SFO AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER - MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE 2 VIBRATION TRANSDUCER *AALA202608313775* AND THE ENGINE 2 VIBRATION HARNESS *AALA202608319467* - A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED

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