Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
April 24, 2019
Submitted
April 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26487
Aircraft time
68,540 hours, 26,420 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

HANDLE FOR FOR DOOR R1 WILL NOT MOVE ALL THE WAY TO THE DISARM POSITION HANDLE STAYS MID WAY THROUGH TRAVEL. LOWER DOOR SEAL CAUGHT IN GIRT BAR MECHANISM CLEARED SEAL OUT OF THE WAY, DOOR ARMS/DISARMS NORMAL.