Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 3, 2004
Submitted
June 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Aircraft time
46,613 hours, 17,547 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Spring
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.

What was found

GIRT BAR FORWARD SPRING BROKEN, DOOR HARD TO DISARM DOOR 4 LT. OUTBOARD ANGLE OF SPRING WAS BROKEN AND REMAINDER OF SPRING JAMMED SLIDER BLOCK IN ARMED POSITION. REASON FOR BROKEN SPRING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, BUT GALLEY DEBRIS IN GIRT AREA IS AN OCCASIONAL CAUSE OF ARM/DISARM WRITE-UPS.