What was found
L1 DOOR GUST LOCK DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE AND ENGAGE. REPLACED L1 SLIDE PER J/C 26L00025011. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2018
- Submitted
- July 12, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N109UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1065
- Aircraft time
- 56,661 hours, 26,933 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Gust Lock
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- L1 Door
- Part time
- 5,829 hours, 3,219 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.