What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AFTER OPENING THE COCKPIT DOOR INFLIGHT, THE BOTTOM LATCH IS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM OPENING. REMOVED AND REPLACED COCKPIT LATCH MECHANISM.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2024
- Submitted
- February 19, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N909AM
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 7756
- Aircraft time
- 19,609 hours, 7,720 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Stuck
- 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.