Service difficulty report · Cotter Pin · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
January 30, 2025
Submitted
January 31, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
9584
Aircraft time
16,628 hours, 4,534 cycles
Part
Cotter Pin
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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: FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH DIFFICULT TO OPEN, WILL ONLY OPEN WHEN TURNED COUNTERCLOCKWISE. MAINTENANCE FOUND COTTER KEY AT LATCH MECHANISM CATCHING ON CORNER EVERY SO OFTEN AND REPOSITIONED IT. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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