Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
May 14, 2015
Submitted
May 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25054
Aircraft time
549 hours, 19,699 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pax 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

DURING DISARM OF LT ENTRY DOOR, ARM LEVER BINDS AT MID-POINT, KNUCKLE BUSTER, DID NOT RETRACT. REARMED DOOR & THEN DISARMED AGAIN WITH HEAVY EFFORT. STILL FELT BINDING AT MID-POINT BUT DOOR DISARMED. DURING VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE L-1 ENTRY DOOR FOUND THE GIRT BAR WAS TANGLED AROUND PART OF THE SLIDE LANYARD CORD. UNTANGLED LANYARD CORD FROM GIRT BAR. ALSO, FOUND A SMALL METAL BURR ON THE GIRT BAR WERE IT ENGAGES WITH THE ARMING MECHANISM. POLISH OUT BURR CLEANED AND GREASED. DOOR ARMS AND DISARMS SMOOTHLY. NO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WERE BREACHED. DOOR OPERATES NORMAL REF MM INSPECTION / CHECK 52-11-00- 6.