Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 9, 2022
Submitted
November 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5860
Aircraft time
30,068 hours, 6,127 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: CANNOT OPEN FLIGHT DECK DOOR NORMALLY. MUST ALSO USE FLIGHT DECK DOOR TOGGLE OPEN AT SAME TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LATCH MECHANISM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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