Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 14, 2024
Submitted
August 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5955
Aircraft time
37,472 hours, 7,593 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Vibration
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAX DUE TO THAT DURING CLIMBOUT THE R1 DOOR WAS MAKING A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATING BUT AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT LAX WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED GALLEY CART PLASTIC CLIP STUCK IN AFT LOWER CORNER OF R1 DOOR AND A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED PER AMM 52-10-00.

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