Service difficulty report · Guide · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 27, 2025
Submitted
December 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4940
Aircraft time
45,260 hours, 17,959 cycles
Part
Guide
Part number
D5211072220040
Condition
Broken
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: 4L GUST LOCK IS NOT ACTIVATING ACCORDING TO CATERING. MAINTENANCE FOUND GUIDE FOR THE L4 DOOR GUST-LOCK CONTROL MECHANISM BROKEN ALLOWING THE TUBE ASSEMBLY TO SLIP PAST THE ACTUATING LEVER OF THE DOOR STAY MECHANISM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GUIDE AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-13-12.

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