Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 5, 2024
Submitted
October 8, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5834
Aircraft time
36,693 hours, 7,461 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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: DOOR 1R INDICATED DISARMED ON ECAM DOOR PAGE IN FLIGHT WITH DOOR ARMING HANDLE IN ARMED POSITION. FA REPORTS HANDLE DOES NOT APPEAR FULLY FLUSH AND HAS RESISTANCE TO PUSHING ALL THE WAY IN. DOOR DISPLAYED ARMED AFTER PUSHING IN A FEW TIMES. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. FOUND SMALL AMOUNT OF INSULATION BEHIND ARMING LEVER, OBSTRUCTING LEVER FROM BECOMING FLUSH WITH THE DOOR. CLEARED OBSTRUCTION.

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