Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
July 20, 2023
Submitted
August 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918US
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6443
Aircraft time
26,170 hours, 10,567 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Sticking
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
IN
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR DIFFICULT TO LATCH/OPEN. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202307248847: MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR AND THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WERE ADJUSTED CORRECTLY WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. MAINTNANCE LUBRICATED THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH MECHANISM AS REQUIRED ** (CLOSED)