Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 16, 2021
Submitted
October 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4847
Aircraft time
32,751 hours, 12,478 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FORWARD ENTRY DOOR GUST LOCK NOT HOLDING DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED GUST LOCK MECHANISM PER AMM 52-11-12.

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