Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 14, 2004
Submitted
March 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26929
Aircraft time
34,323 hours, 7,601 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Fitting
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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.

What was found

DOOR 4L AFT GIRT BAR PICK UP FITTING CRACKED. CAUSE LATER WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE THRESHOLD GIRT BAR FITTING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, RESULTING IN A PRELOAD ON THE GIRT BAR AND THE GIRT BAR FITTING WHEN THE DOOR WAS CYCLED THROUGH ARM/DISARM. THE GIRT BAR FITTING WAS REPLACED, BUT THE THRESHOLD GIRT FLOOR FITTING WAS NOT ADJUSTED, RESULTING IN THE SAME FITTING CRACKING 6 DAYS LATER (SEE MRR 2004UALA00268)