Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
December 6, 2025
Submitted
December 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14504
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
11708
Aircraft time
5,025 hours, 1,808 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

VERBAL FROM FLIGHT CREW, PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ACFT WAS DEICED. IAW CHECKLIST DITCHING SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. AFTER DEICING DITCHING SWITCH WAS NOT TURNED OFF. CREW DID NOT REALIZE TILL 34000 FT. ACFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZING AND PACKS WERE OFF. AFTER CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING. CREW FOUND DITCHING SWITCH WAS STILL ON. CREW TURNED DITCHING SWITCH OFF. ALL ACFT PARAMITERS RETURNED TO NORMAL AND ACFT WAS PRESSURIZING NORMALLY. REQUESTED THAT AC BE PRESSURIZED. PRESURIZED ACFT IAW MM 05-53-00 WITH NO FAULTS. PERFORMED PACK TEMP AND CONTOL TRUST IAW MM 21-61-00. ALL STEPS PASSED. AIRCRAFT OK TO CONTINUE.

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