Service difficulty report · Sensing Element · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 7, 2026
Submitted
October 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3924
Aircraft time
57,632 hours, 22,026 cycles
Part
Sensing Element
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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 AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT WHILE IN CLIMB, PASSING APPROX FL180, ECAM READ AIR ENG 1 BLEED LEAK - THE FLIGHT CREW EXECUTED ECAM ACTIONS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER - MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PYLON OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 36-22-15

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