What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: 1R EXTERIOR DOOR LATCH DOES NOT CLOSE. LUBED OUTER CONTROL HANDLE FLAP MECHANISM.
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2023
- Submitted
- July 6, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N457AM
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253NX
- Aircraft serial
- 10816
- Aircraft time
- 3,852 hours, 1,084 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Control Handle
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- 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.