Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 13, 2024
Submitted
December 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1146
Aircraft time
75,323 hours, 32,262 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DOOR 2R SLIDE DISARMED SHORTLY AFTER AIRBORNE INDICATED ON COCKP IT DOORS PAGE. CREW STATED THEY LOST WHITE SLIDE INDICATION FOR DOOR ARMED AT DR-2R ON ECAM DOOR/OXY PAGE AS SOON AS THEY TOOK OFF. AFTER TAKEOFF DOOR ARMED HANDLE HAD MOVE SLIGHTLY OUT AND FA COULD NOT MOVE ARM HANDLE FLUSH UPDATING M/L CHECKED DOOR RIG AT DOOR STOPS. ALL WITHIN LIMITS. FOUND THAT WITHOUT SLIDEPACK/GIRT BAR INSTALLED ARMING LEVER CLOSES SMOOTH AND HOLDS TENSION. WITH GIRT BAR INSTALLED LEVER IS HARDER TO CLOSED AND DOES NOT SEEM TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY. SEEMS TO HAVE PLAY. SUSPECT ITEM 40 IN AMM 52-13-22/501. ALSO SUSPECT FLOOR ATTCHMENT POINTS. COMPLETED ADJUSTMENT/TEST OF THE RELEASE MECHANISM OF THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE ON PASSNGER/CREW DOOR R-2 IAW AMM 52-13-22-820-001-A, FOUND ALL ADJUSTMENT WITHIN LIMITS. REMOVED GIRT BAR FORKS FROM BOTTOM OF DOOR, REF IPC 52-13-22-04. CLEANED THEN REINSTALLED WITH NEW GREASE. DOOR ARM/DISARM HANDLE OPERATES NORMALLY.

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