Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 13, 2025
Submitted
November 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111ZM
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5983
Aircraft time
41,077 hours, 8,273 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Inoperative
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 TOP LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN THE INTERIOR FLIGHT DECK DOOR HANDLE IS TURNED. UNLOCK MUST BE SELECTED ON THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR PANEL IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLIGHT DECK DOOR UPPER LATCH AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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