Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 75721B

Difficulty date
December 26, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933FD
Make and model
Boeing 75721B
Aircraft serial
24330
Aircraft time
53,934 hours, 31,103 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Binding
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT FWD ENTRANCE DOOR (L1) SLIDE LIGHT - INOP. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 52-11-01-A CATEGORY: B EXPIRATION: 27DEC10 "MEL 52-11-01-A: L1 DOOR SLIDE - INOP (INOP OR MISSING)." THE GIRT BAR IS NOT FULLY ENGAGING THE DOOR THRESHOLD BRACKET. IT APPEARS THAT THE DOOR IS RIGGED A LITTLE BIT HIGH, EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLOSING PROPERLY. DOOR OPERATES CORRECTLY IAW THE AMM 52-11-00-5. WHEN DOOR IS ARMED IT IS BINDING AT THE GIRT FLOOR FITTINGS. SLIDE COVER REMOVED FOR ACCESS. ADJUSTED THE GIRT BAR FLOOR FITTING IAW MM 52-11-25-5. TESTED DOOR WHEN CLOSED AND WITH DOOR SLIDE ARMED, THE SLIDE LIGHT OPERATES NORMALLY IAW MM 25-66-11-2-0. FINISHED REACTIVATING THE SLIDE ARMING SYS AND INSTALLED THE SLIDE COVER. LIGHT TEST GOOD.

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