Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
May 8, 2023
Submitted
May 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N150UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
5504
Aircraft time
31,128 hours, 12,773 cycles
Part
Door 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 UPPER AND LOWER LATCHES DO NOT WORK WITH DOOR HANDLE REQUIRES FLIGHT DECK DOOR SWITCH TO BE HELD IN UNLOCK POSITION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLIGHT DECK DOOR CENTER HANDLE LATCH PER AMM 52-51-21 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.