What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR UNABLE TO OPEN IN FLIGHT WITH LATCH, HAD TO OPEN WITH ELECTRIC DOOR SWITCH. REPLACED FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH MECHANISM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2022
- Submitted
- June 17, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N981UY
- Make and model
- Airbus A300*
- Aircraft serial
- 5800
- Aircraft time
- 27,668 hours, 10,767 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.