Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 30, 2026
Submitted
November 3, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1531
Aircraft time
81,652 hours, 31,632 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B3P
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, 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 DIVERTED TO LAP DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT ENGINE 1 DISPLAYED A FIRE INDICATION DURING A GO AROUND AFTER ABORTING A LANDING INTO SJD DUE TO VISIBLITY - THE FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THRUST REDUCTION AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE 1 ALONG WITH THE FIRE QRH PROCEDURE WITHOUT ENGINE FIRE PUSH PUSHBUTTON OR DISCHARGING THE FIRE BOTTLES. THE FLIGHT CREW ALSO REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT INTO LAP AN APU GENERATOR FAULT DISPLAYED WHICH THE FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESET BUT THE GENERATOR WAS NOT RECOVERED UNTIL AFTER SHUTDOWN ON THE GROUND - THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT LAP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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