Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 14, 2026
Submitted
September 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N143AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6745
Aircraft time
34,307 hours, 13,544 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SEA DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT AFTER DEPARTURE ABOVE 10000FT THEY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE POSITION 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANT STATING THAT SHE HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND AT DOOR 3L WHICH THE SOUND LATER PERSISTED TO A CONTINUOUS BANGING SOUND - THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT SEA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BLUE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR ACCESS DOOR 197FB AFT LATCHES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO RATTLE EXCESSIVELY WITH THE APPLICATION OF LIGHT PRESSURE - MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE LATCHES AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK

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