What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM STICKS. DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO BOTH CLOSE AND OPEN. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND APPLIED LUBRICANTS TO DOOR LATCH PER AMM 52-51-00.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2026
- Submitted
- January 20, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N138AN
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6650
- Aircraft time
- 32,379 hours, 12,828 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5250 · Fixed Inner Doors
- Part
- Door Latch
- 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.