Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
December 21, 2021
Submitted
December 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1492
Aircraft time
68,362 hours, 25,950 cycles
Part
None
Condition
Unsecure
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR DIFFICULTY OPEN. WHEN USING MANUAL HANDLE TO OPEN, TOP DEAD BOLT DOES NOT WORK IN TAG AIR. DOOR WORKS OK ON GROUND. FOUND COVER TRIM PANEL LOOSED AT TOP LATCH POSITION, SECURED COVER TRIM PANEL AND CLEANED LUBE DOOR LATCHES MECHANISM AS REQUIRED. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL PER AMM 52-51-21.