What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN COCKPIT FOR LAVE BREAK, THE UPPER AND LOWER STRIKE PLATE WOULD NOT RELEASE AND UNLOCK. THE MIDDLE STRIKE PLATE WORKS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED COCKPIT DOOR LATCH MECHANISM IAW AMM 52-51-21.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2024
- Submitted
- December 13, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N575UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 5980
- Aircraft time
- 34,238 hours, 13,950 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Condition
- Stuck
- 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.