What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR DIFICULT TO OPEN IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BROKEN DOOR LATCH PER AMM 52-51-21 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2023
- Submitted
- June 23, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6443
- Aircraft time
- 25,928 hours, 10,463 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.