Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 9, 2026
Submitted
July 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6271
Aircraft time
37,403 hours, 12,764 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
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: AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED TO OPEN FLIGHT DECK DOOR, BUT DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE FLIGHT HAD TO GET FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO INPUT CODE TO GET THE DOOR TO OPEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH MECHANISM PER AMM 52-51-00-820-809 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERAIONAL CHECK WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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