What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH MECHANISM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- December 11, 2023
- Submitted
- December 13, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N163AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6866
- Aircraft time
- 22,536 hours, 8,888 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Zone 200 - Fuse
- 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.