Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 17, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30224
Aircraft time
13,204 hours, 1,840 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Girt Bar
Part number
131W1813
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
13,204 hours, 1,840 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 1 RT GIRT BAR SUPPORT FITTING AFT SIDE OF DOOR BROKEN. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE THE GIRT BAR SUPPORT FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CONTACT WITH A SERVICE VEHICLE RAMP. THE CRACKED FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.