Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
July 21, 2019
Submitted
July 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32395
Aircraft time
55,690 hours, 15,688 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Part number
140N276226
Condition
Defective
Location
R4 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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: MAINTENANCE REPORTS DURING REPLACEMENT OF SLIDE DUE TO DEPLOYMENT, INSPECTION OF GIRT BAR FOUND SPRING LEAF NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO GIRT FITTING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED R4 DOOR GIRT BAR IAW AMM 25-66-10. OPS CHECK OK.