Service difficulty report · Panel · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
May 1, 2024
Submitted
May 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1521
Aircraft time
74,090 hours, 28,571 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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 IS STUCK CLOSED FLIGHT CREW COULD NOT OPEN INFLIGHT WITH OR WITHOUT ELECTRICAL POWER ON THE DOOR. FLIGHT CREW TRIED OPENING IT FROM BOTH SIDES( IN AND OUTSIDE FLIGHT DECK). MAINTENANCE FOUND PANEL ABOVE THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LOOSE AND SHIFTED DOWNWARD. MAINTENANCE REPOISITIONED THE PANEL AND TIGHTENED HARDWARE AS REQUIRED. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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