What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: TOP LATCH OF FLIGHT DECK DOOR DOES NOT DISENGAGE WITH HANDLE TURN. MUST USE UNLOCK SWITCH TO OPERATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ELECTRICAL RELEASE STRIKE ASSEMBLY IAW AWM 52-51-12.
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2023
- Submitted
- December 7, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N163AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6866
- Aircraft time
- 22,489 hours, 8,871 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Striker
- Part number
- AR47147
- Part serial
- HD7475
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Zone 200 - Fuse
- Part time
- 36,174 hours, 21,610 cycles
- 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.