Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 24, 2026
Submitted
January 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5659
Aircraft time
38,122 hours, 15,774 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
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: FLIGHT DECK DOOR COMPLETELY BROKEN; LOCK DOES NOT OPEN WITH ANY METHOD INFLIGHT. ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CENTER LATCH MECHANISM DOES NOT OPERATE THE UPPER AND LOWER LATCHES ON THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR. MAINTENANCE RELACED THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR CENTER LATCH MECHANISM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-21.

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