What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN NORMALLY WITH HANDLE, UPPER DOOR LATCH INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TOP (AALA202307069214) AND CENTER (AALA202307067866) LATCH MECHANISMS PER AMM 52-51-21
- Difficulty date
- July 3, 2023
- Submitted
- July 6, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N993AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 7188
- Aircraft time
- 19,696 hours, 7,739 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- 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.