Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 27, 2005
Submitted
March 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24383
Aircraft time
54,570 hours, 6,237 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Door
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 2 RIGHT GIRT BAR WILL NOT ENGAGE WITH THE ARM SWITCH, WILL ENGAGE BY MAINTENANCE ONLY. CAUSE IS NOT FULLY KNOWN AT THIS TIME. MAY BE CAUSED BY IMPROPER HANDLING OF SLIDE DURING INSTALLATION WHICH RESULTED IN SLIDE PACK BECOMING UNRAVELED AND INTERFERRING WITH THE ARMING PROCESS. SLIDE WAS REPLACED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THE DEFECTIVE UNIT SENT FOR COMPONENT INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE.