Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 25, 2021
Submitted
August 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24421
Aircraft time
94,102 hours, 42,565 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Binding
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

SHIP 659 ON ARRIVAL F/A NOTIFIED MAINT THAT L2 DOOR WAS NOT DISARMING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND DOOR HARD TO DISARM DUE TO GIRT BAR FEET BINDING IN THE FITTINGS. DISARMED DOOR AND REMOVED GIRT BAR FEET. CLEANED & LUBED GIRT BAR, GIRT BAR FEET, AND GIRT BAR FITTINGS. DOOR NOW ARMS AND DISARMS SMOOTHLY.