Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
April 10, 2023
Submitted
April 13, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918US
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6443
Aircraft time
25,268 hours, 10,169 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR LOWER LATCH DOES NOT OPEN WITH DOOR HANDLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LOWER STRIKER PER AMM 52-51-12 (AALA202304131865) AND REPLACED LATCH ASSEMBLY PER AMM 52-51-21 (AALA202304136357). A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.