What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: L1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE WAS DIFFICULT TO ARM, RIGHT SIDE DIFFICULT TO INSERT. REMOVED DEBRIS FROM GIRT BAR INSERT AND ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONS CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- November 29, 2017
- Submitted
- December 5, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9625W
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53595
- Aircraft time
- 54,300 hours, 26,835 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2560 · Emergency Equipment
- Part
- Girt Bar
- Condition
- Obstructed
- Location
- L1 Door Slide
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.