What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: 4R DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO ARM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DEBRIS FROM DOOR LOWER THRESHOLD AND LUBRICATED THE DOOR ARMING MECHINISM PER AMM 52-13-00. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2023
- Submitted
- October 3, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N176UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 1499
- Aircraft time
- 73,203 hours, 28,182 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5240 · Service Doors
- Part
- Mechanism
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- R4 Door Arming
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.