Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 26, 2025
Submitted
August 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5422
Aircraft time
39,121 hours, 16,092 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Sticking
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
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 TOP LATCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTER ARRIVAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CENTER LATCH DOOR MECHANISM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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