What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: MAIN CABIN DOOR GUST LOCK DIFFICULT TO OPEN. REMOVED DEBRIS AND LUBRICATED GUST LOCK MECHANISM PER AMM 52-11-00. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- July 19, 2023
- Submitted
- July 20, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N431AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253NX
- Aircraft serial
- 10385
- Aircraft time
- 8,296 hours, 2,214 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Gust Lock
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Zone 800 - Doors
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.