Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 20, 2004
Submitted
March 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26929
Aircraft time
34,375 hours, 7,612 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Fitting
Part number
131W18111103
Condition
Cracked
Location
L4 Door
Part time
40 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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 WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE DOOR. FOUND GIRT BAR FITTING BROKEN. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE THE THRESHOLD GIRT FLOOR 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. THE SAME FITTING CRACKED 6 DAYS EARLIER, BUT THE THRESHOLD GIRT FLOOR FITTING RIG WAS EVIDENTLY NOT CORRECT (SEE 2004UALA00234).