Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 21, 2025
Submitted
April 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6420
Aircraft time
33,319 hours, 13,622 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Sticking
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 NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. ONLY OPENS WHEN HANDLE IS TURNED COUNTER CLOCKWISE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH MECHANISM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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