Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 10, 2026
Submitted
June 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6252
Aircraft time
36,826 hours, 12,543 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Stuck
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: INFLIGHT COULD NOT OPEN FLIGHT DECK DOOR. FLIGHT CREW FOUND THE BOTTOM LATCH WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN HANDLE WAS TURNED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED HARDWARE ON CENTER TO LOWER LATCH AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 52-51-11.

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