Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 24, 2024
Submitted
March 25, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5409
Aircraft time
35,390 hours, 14,506 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. LATCHING MECHANISM NOT MOVING WITH HANDLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LATCHING MECHANISM.

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