Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
October 11, 2026
Submitted
October 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302SA
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44468
Aircraft time
17,383 hours, 6,561 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
65659733
Condition
Dirty
Location
Girt Bar
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FORWARD MAIN ENTRY DOOR WAS HARD TO ARM/DISARM. FOUND BOTH FLOOR-MOUNTED ESCAPE SLIDE BRACKETS DIRTY WITH GUNK. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED, PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF SLIDE SYSTEM IAW AMM 25-66-00. VERIFIED WITH FLIGHT CREW, SLIDE ARMS AND DISARMS AS NORMAL.

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