Service difficulty report · Lock · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 31, 2025
Submitted
January 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5317
Aircraft time
41,945 hours, 17,146 cycles
Part
Lock
Condition
Sticking
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
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 NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATED 4R DOOR DIFFICULT TO ARM. MAINTENANCE LUBRICATED THE DOOR LOCKING / COMPENSATION MECHANISM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-13-00.

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