What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: COCKPIT DOOR LOCKED AND UNABLE TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. LUBRICATED DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- January 25, 2023
- Submitted
- January 26, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N979AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29568
- Aircraft time
- 40,655 hours, 16,741 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.