Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
April 20, 2017
Submitted
April 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N707TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
27625
Aircraft time
72,999 hours, 20,444 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Frozen
Location
L2 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

L2 DOOR WILL NOT DISARM. FOUND THE GIRT BAR AND RECEPTACLE FITTINGS FULL OF WATER, BAR POSSIBLY FROZEN DUE TO RAIN. DOOR DISARMED AFTER 10 MINUTES. CLEANED FITTINGS-CLOSED AND ARMED SEVERAL TIMES.

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