Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
October 24, 2025
Submitted
October 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
8800
Aircraft time
21,280 hours, 5,832 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HNL DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING AN EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAL COMING FROM FORWARD GALLEY DURING CLIMB OUT. IT WAS AUDIBLE AS FAR BACK AS ROW 25 AND BRIEFLY IN THE FLIGHT DECK. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE O2 MASK DID OT DEPLYOY AND THERE WAS NO PRESSURE LOST IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT HNL WITHOUT FURTEHR INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND PORTIONS OF THE R1 DOOR SEAL LOOSE / UNSECURED, RESECURED SEAL AND APPLIED SEALANT PER AMM 52-11-18. A SATISFACTORY CABIN PRESSURE TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 21-31-00-710-002-A WITH NO ISSUES REPORTED.

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