What was found
R1 DOOR COVER OFF AND SLIDE WOULD NOT DISARM. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT LEAF SPRING BINDING, STRAGHTENED SPRING AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 25-66-01. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED SLIDE COVER.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2016
- Submitted
- August 4, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N938UW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7572B7
- Aircraft serial
- 27246
- Aircraft time
- 71,281 hours, 26,128 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5240 · Service Doors
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- R1 Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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