Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 17, 2017
Submitted
January 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9618A
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53565
Aircraft time
54,856 hours, 26,837 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Dirty
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
UK
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 NOT GROUNDED. L2 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE GIRT BAR IS DIFFICULT TO ARM AND DISARM. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED GIRT BAR ATTACHMENT IAW AMM 25-61-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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