What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND THE NR 4 LEFT DOOR GIRT BAR OPERATING MECHANISM ROD END BROKEN OFF AT FOWARD SIDE OF DOOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ROD END AND ADJUSTED THE DOOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2000
- Submitted
- October 12, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N545US
- Make and model
- Boeing 757251
- Aircraft serial
- 26492
- Aircraft time
- 15,633 hours, 6,301 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2565 · Escape Slide
- Part
- Rod End
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Girt Bar
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.