Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
September 23, 2026
Submitted
September 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
10235
Aircraft time
22,059 hours, 6,071 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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 DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT THE FLAPS LOCKED WHILE ON APPROACH WITH THE FLAPS AT POSITION 2 WHEN IT HAPPENED - THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY WERE AT 190 SO THEY DID NOT OVERSPEED AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA WITH THE FLAPS AT POSITION 3 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE INTERCONNECTING STRUTS ON THE LEFT WING *AALA202609304476* AND THE RIGHT WING *AALA202609300456* OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND ADJUSTED THEM PER AMM 27-51-44

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