What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN/CLOSE IN FLIGHT RUBBING AT UPPER STRIKE. ADJUSTED, CLEANED AND LUBED UPPER LATCH MECHANISM PER AMM 52-51-11. OPERATIONS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2021
- Submitted
- October 26, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A300*
- Aircraft serial
- 4940
- Aircraft time
- 32,710 hours, 12,328 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.