What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN USING HANDLE TOP LATCH STILL ENGAGED. MIA MAINTENANCE REPORTS THE UPPER STRIKER IS FAULTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED COCKPIT DOOR BOLTING ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2024
- Submitted
- January 11, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N142AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6711
- Aircraft time
- 25,636 hours, 10,000 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Zone 200 - Fuse
- 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.