Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
May 13, 2025
Submitted
May 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5475
Aircraft time
38,311 hours, 15,749 cycles
Part
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE USING D-RING HANDLE. CENTER STRIKER DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT WHEN HANDLE ROTATED COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR CENTER LATCH MECHANISM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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