Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 15, 2025
Submitted
September 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7509
Aircraft time
26,606 hours, 10,636 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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 NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM FLIGHT DECK SIDE (HANDLE OPERATION). MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCHES AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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