Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
March 28, 2026
Submitted
March 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453AA
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
10811
Aircraft time
15,459 hours, 4,180 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
NR
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 DECK DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN DOOR WHEN ROTATED CLOCKWISE. MAINTENANCE FOUND UPPER AND CENTER DOOR LATCHES TO RETRACT LESS THAN LOWER DOOR LATCH WHEN TURNED CLOCKWISE. ADJUSTED TO MINIMUM TOLERANCES PER AMM 52-51-00-820-809-A. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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