What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FORWARD LAVATORY DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT RETRACT BOLT WHEN ROTATED DOWNWARD. REPLACED DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 25-40-11.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2022
- Submitted
- March 16, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N321RL
- Make and model
- Boeing 737*
- Aircraft serial
- 44452
- Aircraft time
- 5,096 hours, 2,024 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2540 · Lavatories
- Part
- Door Latch
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Zone 900 - Lav/G
- 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.