What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR VERY HARD TO OPEN IN FLIGHT. APPLIED GREASE TO DOOR LATCH MECHANISM PER AMM 52-50-00.
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2023
- Submitted
- August 17, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 1521
- Aircraft time
- 71,942 hours, 27,565 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Sticking
- 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.