What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: SLIDE PACK FOR DOOR 1L EXTENDS ENOUGH THAT DOOR MUST BE PUSHED AGAINST FUSELAGE TO ENGAGE THE GUST LOCK. CLEANED AND LUBED GUST LOCK CONTROL MECHANISM PER AMM 52-10-00.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2023
- Submitted
- October 11, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6420
- Aircraft time
- 28,466 hours, 11,488 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Gust Lock
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- 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.