What was found
DOOR 4R ESCAPE SLIDE GIRT BAR STILL ENGAGE NOTICED BY CATERING DURING DOOR OPENING. DIRT AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATION UNDER GIRT BAR. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED GIRT BAR FITTINGS. DOOR ARMS/DISARMS NORMALLY.
- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2008
- Submitted
- October 20, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N525UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24978
- Aircraft time
- 60,492 hours, 19,862 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 140N276218
- Condition
- Dirty
- 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.