What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN INFLIGHT. PERFORMED INSPECTION ON FLIGHT DECK DOOR FOUND ONE OF THE SIDE SCREW LOOSE, RETIGHTENED THE SCREW.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2024
- Submitted
- February 19, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1521
- Aircraft time
- 73,523 hours, 28,292 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Screw
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Cockpit Door
- 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.