What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: TOP LATCH OF FLIGHT DECK DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN AT ALTITUDE. OPENED ON THE GROUND BUT BARELY. APPEARS TO NEED AN ADJUSTMENT. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED AND LUBRICATED LATCH MECHANISM PER AMM 52-50-00.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 2025
- Submitted
- September 15, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N165US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1431
- Aircraft time
- 77,486 hours, 30,140 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Latch
- 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.