Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
November 19, 2025
Submitted
November 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1431
Aircraft time
78,080 hours, 30,407 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Sticking
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 GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. TOP LATCH NOT FULLY OPENING WITH HANDLE ROTATION. FLIGHT CREW HAD TO USE FINGER TO PULL LATCH TO LEFT ENOUGH TO RELEASE LATCH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLIGHT DECK DOOR UPPER LATCH ASSEMBLY AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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