Service difficulty report · Striker · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
December 22, 2025
Submitted
December 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
11175
Aircraft time
12,072 hours, 3,331 cycles
Part
Striker
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 200
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 WILL NOT OPEN WHEN YOU TURN THE KNOB TO THE RIGHT FROM THE INSIDE THE FLIGHT DECK, DOOR SEEMS MISALIGNED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LOWER LATCH BROKEN AND REPLACED THE LOWER LATCH ASSEMBLY PER AMM 52-51-21. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES REPORTED.

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