Service difficulty report · Fastener · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 11, 2024
Submitted
August 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6909
Aircraft time
25,003 hours, 9,821 cycles
Part
Fastener
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
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 EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN IN FLIGHT. AT FLIGHT LEVEL 320 WITH CABIN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE OF 7.9 PSI, FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN FLIGHT DECK DOOR. DOOR WAS FORCED OPEN WITH ASSISTANCE FROM CABIN. DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY ON GROUND. FOUND MULTIPLE LOOSE SCREWS FOR DOORSTOP STRIP. TIGHTENED FASTENERS PER AMM 52-51-00.

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