Service difficulty report · Lock · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 3, 2025
Submitted
August 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4957
Aircraft time
43,551 hours, 17,247 cycles
Part
Lock
Condition
Stuck
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: MID LAVATORY DOOR LOCK JAMMED WITH PASSENGER INSIDE. THE LAVATORY DOOR HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM PART OF THE TRACK TO GET THE PASSENGER OUT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED AND LUBRICATED MID LAVATORY DOOR LOCK MECHANISM PER AMM 25-40-00, A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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