Service difficulty report · Striker · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 7, 2024
Submitted
September 9, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6063
Aircraft time
34,782 hours, 7,304 cycles
Part
Striker
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 800
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHTDECK DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED INFLIGHT. THE CAPTAIN WAS INTHE CABIN AND WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK ONTO THE FLIGHTDECK FOR APPROX 5 MIN. DOOR WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE OPENED BY PRESSING AT STRIKERS WITH A BALLPOINT PEN. SEEMS LIKE THE UPPER LATCH WAS THE MALFUNCTIONING LATCH. ADJUSTED STRIKER LOCK.

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