Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 10, 2024
Submitted
October 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1499
Aircraft time
76,316 hours, 29,609 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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: COCKPIT DOOR LOCK - INFLIGHT THE UNLOCK HANDLE TURNED NORMALLY HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT GO FAR ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WE WERE ABLE TO GET DOOR TO OPEN. CLEANED AND LUBED LATCH PER AMM 52-00-00.

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