Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
November 28, 2025
Submitted
December 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1431
Aircraft time
78,150 hours, 30,431 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 200
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN WHILE IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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