Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
March 27, 2026
Submitted
March 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1455
Aircraft time
77,986 hours, 30,277 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Sticking
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
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 CREW REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR HARD TO OPEN IN FLIGHT AND THAT THEY HAD TO PUSH WITH BODY WEIGHT TO GET IT TO OPEN. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE FLIGHT DOOR LATCHES. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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