Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
October 25, 2015
Submitted
October 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
28168
Aircraft time
66,120 hours, 18,866 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Obstructed
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

RAM-1 1R DOOR HARD TO ARM. DURING DOOR INSPECTION WITH BUSTLE REMOVED, FOUND SLIDE SURVIVAL PACK GREEN ROPE CHORD ON FWD SIDE OF SLIDE HAD COME OUT FROM STOWED POSITION AND WRAPPED AROUND GIRT BAR MECHANISM AND GIRT BAR SLIDER CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH GIRT BAR SLIDER. REROUTED CHORD BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION AND RESTOWED INSIDE PACK. DOOR OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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