Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
June 9, 2015
Submitted
June 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
559
Aircraft time
455 hours, 18,696 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Bent
Location
R1 Door
Part time
2,372 hours, 1,690 cycles
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

R1 DOOR WILL NOT DISARM. DISARM LEVER WILL NOT GO FULL TO DISARM SIDE. IT STOPS ABOUT 2 INCHES BEFORE FULL DISARM TRAVEL. DOOR LOCKING INDICATOR WINDOWS STILL INDICATE DOOR LOCKED. FOUND THE R1 DOOR SLIDE GIRT BAR BENT AT THE FWD TAB THAT HOLDS THE SLIDER NOT ALLOWING THE SLIDE TO MOVE, CAUSING GIRT BAR TO HANG ON FWD FIXTURE. FOUND UPPER DOOR HINGE AT FUSELAGE MIGRATING BEARING & CUP WASHER OUT OF HINGE FITTING LETTING DOOR SAG APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH. WIRING DISCONNECTED. R & R HINGE & BUSH, DOOR BACK TOGETHER IAW AMM. ADJUSTED SLIDER TO CORRECT POSITION IAW MM 52-10-11-05-01. OPERATED ARMING HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES, NO BINDING NOTED. DOOR ADJUSTMENT CHECKED IAW MM 52-10- 11-05-01. DOOR OPS NORMAL.

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