Service difficulty report · Flap System · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 18, 2026
Submitted
October 22, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N172US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1472
Aircraft time
82,010 hours, 31,769 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Fault Message
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
DE
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 INTO DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT DURING DESCENT WITH THE FLAP LEVER IN POSITION 1 AND UPON SELECTING FLAP POSITION 2 AN ECAM FOR FLIGHT CONTROL FLAPS LOCKED AND ALIGNMENT FAULT DISPLAYED - THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE ECAM PROCEDURES AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WHERE THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER - MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FLAP SYSTEM TEST PER AMM 27-54-00 AND RESET THE FLAP WING TIP BRAKE SYSTEM PER AMM 27-50-00 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED

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