Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 1, 2016
Submitted
March 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1114
Aircraft time
45,112 hours, 26,110 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Evac Slide
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. L1 DOOR HARD TO CLOSE & WILL NOT ARM. FOUND GIRT BAR IMPROPERLY FOLDED CAUSING EXCESSIVE HANDLE CUSHION. CORRECTLY FOLDED GIRT BAR IAW AMM 26-62-44-400-007-A FIGURE 5. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS BEING NOTED.

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