Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
November 29, 2023
Submitted
November 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163AA
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6866
Aircraft time
22,438 hours, 8,850 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
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: UPPER CORNER OF THE COCKPIT DOOR WILL NOT SEAT PROPERLY AND BINDS AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME INFLIGHT. OPENING AND CLOSING DIFFICULT AND HANDLE HARD TO TURN BECAUSE DOOR HAS TO BEND TO ENGAGE UPPER LOCK. ADJUSTED DOOR FRAME HARDWARE.