What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR WON'T OPEN WHEN HANDLE TURNED CLOCKWISE, TOP LATCH DOES NOT RELEASE. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER LATCH ASSEMBLY OF FLIGHT DECK DOOR BOLTING SYSTEM.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 2023
- Submitted
- May 26, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N120EE
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6227
- Aircraft time
- 27,466 hours, 8,631 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Part number
- AR47556
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.