Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 15, 2014
Submitted
April 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49815
Aircraft time
64,711 hours, 48,554 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Obstructed
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE GIRT BAR FOR THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE AT R1 DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE ARMED POSITION. RECEPTACLES WERE OBSTRUCTED ENOUGH THAT THE GIRT BAR WOULD KICK OUT OF LATCH. THE DOOR SLIDE GIRT BAR LATCHING RETAINER WAS CLEANED AND THE FOLLOW-UP FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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