Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 7, 2025
Submitted
February 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N142AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6711
Aircraft time
29,005 hours, 11,426 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
NR
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 GROUNDED: WHEN FLIGHT DECK DOOR IS CLOSED THE TOP LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR UNTIL YOU PLACE THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR SWITCH TO UNLOCK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CENTER LATCH ASSEMBLY ON FLIGHT DECK DOOR AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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