Originally Posted by
TennisNoob
I know it's against FAA regulation if it cannot open but is it if it cannot close? I was a bit scared it would break inflight.
Nothing to be scared of; what you're seeing there is cosmetic. Definitely doesn't affect flight nor passenger safety. Ask an FA to write it up and it'll be on the list of things to fix next time the plane stops for a few hours of maintenance, but definitely not the sort of thing they'll take it out of service to repair.