What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR HANDLE IS INCONSISTENT WITH LATCHING AND UNLATCHING. WHEN MOVING THE HANDLE TO UNLATCH IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET THE LATCH TO RELEASE. REINSTALLED HINGE BOLTS AND TIGHTENED.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2024
- Submitted
- March 22, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N172US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1472
- Aircraft time
- 74,995 hours, 28,798 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Backed Out
- 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.