SDR 2005000016

Service difficulty report · Guide Arm · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
December 13, 2005
Submitted
January 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549AX
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
24528
Aircraft time
46,056 hours, 16,670 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Guide Arm
Part number
140N2640
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Emergency Door
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

NR 2 RT ENTRY DOOR FAILED TO FULLY OPEN DURING EVACUATION TEST. PERFORMED COMPLETE DOOR ADJUSTMENT TEST AND ADJUSTED R2 DOOR IAW MM 52-11 PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF R2 DOOR SLIDE IAW OAI CARD NR 75TC-0890. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE TO DEPLOY WAS THAT THE DOOR WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE LOWER SLIDE SKIRT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPLOY SLIDE. ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE GUIDE ARM TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE FOR THE DOOR TO COCK OPEN ENOUGH TO ALLOW CLEARANCE FOR THE LOWER SLIDE SKIRT. NOTE: AIRCRAFT DOOR WAS WITHIN MM LIMITS BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER RIGGING.

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