Service difficulty report · Handle · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
September 28, 2023
Submitted
September 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988AL
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
7154
Aircraft time
22,038 hours, 8,643 cycles
Part
Handle
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS THAT WHILE DISARMING 4L DOOR AFTER FLIGHT , IT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE 4L DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.