What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CATERING REPORTS LEFT AFT DOOR EXTERIOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED L4 DOOR OUTER HANDLE MECHANISM PER AMM 52-13-00. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2022
- Submitted
- June 27, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N443AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253NX
- Aircraft serial
- 10709
- Aircraft time
- 2,113 hours, 543 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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.