Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 28, 2025
Submitted
March 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6175
Aircraft time
34,860 hours, 14,305 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
DHE1141
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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: R2 DOOR WOULD NOT DISARM AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE. AFTER APPROXIMATLEY 5 MINUTES, AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER CREW MANIPULATION, DOOR DISARMED ON ITS OWN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED R2 DOOR DETECTOR PROXIMITY SWITCH 5WN2 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-73-11.

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