Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 27, 2019
Submitted
April 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6152
Aircraft time
17,007 hours, 6,632 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, ATTEMPTED TO OPEN COCKPIT DOOR WITH HANDLE FROM COCKPIT. TOP AND BOTTOM LATCHES WOULD NOT MOVE. CENTER CONSOLE LIGHT THEN SHOWED OPEN BUT DOOR STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. DOOR OPENED WITH UNLOCK SWITCH ON CENTER CONSOLE DOOR SEEMED TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY INDICATING DOOR HANDLE WAS MECHANICALLY BROKEN. SECURED DOOR WITHDEADBOLT DUE TO OPEN LIGHT REMAINING ON. REPLACED DEAD BOLT LATCH ASSEMBLY PER AMM 52-51-00.

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