Service difficulty report · Screw · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 7, 2025
Submitted
May 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N148AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6790
Aircraft time
29,326 hours, 11,600 cycles
Part
Screw
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
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 WILL NOT OPEN IN FLIGHT. KEYPAD, MANUAL LOCK AND FLIGHT DECK SWITCH WOULD NOT OPEN. NO FAILURE LIGHTS ON FLIGHT DECK DOOR CONTROL PANEL. MAINTENANCE FOUND LOOSE SCREWS ON FLIGHT DECK WALL ADJACENT TO DOOR THAT WERE INTERFERING WITH THE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING. TIGHTENED SCREWS AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-11.

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