What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: 4R ARMING HANDLE HARD TO ARM AND "GRINDS" WHEN OPERATING. MAINTENANCE FOUND FLOOR ARMING LATCHES STICKING AND DIRTY. CLEANED AND LUBED LATCH PLATES.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2023
- Submitted
- August 21, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N156AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6983
- Aircraft time
- 22,078 hours, 8,706 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Sticking
- 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.