Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
December 16, 2017
Submitted
December 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53615
Aircraft time
51,045 hours, 25,682 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Inadequate
Location
R1 Door
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.

What was found

R1 DOOR GIRT BAR FLAP NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. R1 DOOR SLIDE WAS FOUND IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION WITH EXCESSIVE GIRT OUTSIDE OF PACK ENCLOSURE. RE-TUCKED EXCESSIVE GIRT INTO ENCLOSURE PER AMM 25-62-00.

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