Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 3, 2025
Submitted
December 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6100
Aircraft time
36,933 hours, 15,215 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
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 NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS THAT THE 4L DOOR WON'T LOCK INTO THE OPEN POSITION. MAINTENANCE LUBRICATED 4L DOOR GUST LOCK MECHANISM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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