Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 16, 2025
Submitted
January 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7775
Aircraft time
23,039 hours, 9,073 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Sticking
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
NR
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: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE ENTRY DOOR 1L GUST LOCK DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN DOOR IS IN OPEN POSITION. MAINTENANCE LUBED SHAFT FOR GUST LOCK AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-10-00.

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