Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 15, 2026
Submitted
July 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6761
Aircraft time
32,879 hours, 13,030 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Sticking
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 TOP LATCH DOESN'T FULLY OPEN WHEN HANDLE ROTATED CLOCKWISE. OPENS FINE WHEN TURNED COUNTERCLOCKWISE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBED FLIGHT DECK DOOR LATCH AS REQUIRED, LATCH OPERATES NORMALLY.

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