What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR HANDLE DIFFICULT TO OPEN DOOR WHEN TURNED CLOCKWISE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LOWER LATCH AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2025
- Submitted
- February 22, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321253NX
- Aircraft serial
- 9584
- Aircraft time
- 16,854 hours, 4,597 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- Condition
- Sticking
- 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.