Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 19, 2025
Submitted
April 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6908
Aircraft time
28,297 hours, 11,166 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Intermittent
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 GROUNDED: L4 DOOR WILL NOT LATCH OPEN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE L4 DOOR GUST LOCK WAS INTERMITTENT AND REPLACED THE GUST LOCK ASSEMBLY PER AMM 52-13-12. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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