What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: THE COCKPIT DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN OR CLOSE AT ALTITUDE. REPLACED COCKPIT DOOR HINGE PLATE (AALA202403135971), LOCK (AALA202403133842) AND ADJUSTING NUTS, PER AMM 52-51-11.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2024
- Submitted
- March 13, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N171US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1465
- Aircraft time
- 74,975 hours, 28,807 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Plate
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Cockpit Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.