Service difficulty report · Strap · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 17, 2025
Submitted
August 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N162AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6621
Aircraft time
27,878 hours, 11,195 cycles
Part
Strap
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 800
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 GROUNDED: AFTER SPEAKING WITH INBOUND CREW. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT 4R DOOR ARMED LEVER MOVES UP ABOUT ONE INCH ONCE AIRCRAFT IS PRESSURIZED ABOVE ABOUT 10,000. CAN BE PUSHED BACK DOWN, BUT MOVES BACK SLOWLY OUT OF NORMAL POSITION AGAIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE R4 DOOR SLIDE BUSTLE STRAPS LOOSE AND SECURED THEM (AALA202508180930), THE GIRT BAR FITTINGS WERE STICKY / DIRTY WHICH WERE CLEANED (AALA202508188368 ), ALSO FOUND THE DOOR ARMING HANDLE DETECTOR PROXIMITY SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND ADJUSTED IT PER AMM 52-71-00-820-002-A. (AALA202508186805) A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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