Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
June 15, 2015
Submitted
June 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989FD
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28480
Aircraft time
495 hours, 16,651 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

RIGHT FWD ENTRY DOOR DID NOT SEEM TO ARM PROPERLY. FIRST OFFICER REPORTED ACTION OF ARMING HANDLE DID NOT FEEL RIGHT & SLIDE ARMED LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WITH ARMING HANDLE IN. CLEANED EXCESSIVE WHITE LITHIUM GREASE FROM GIRT BAR ASSEMBLY, CLEARED & STOWED UNUSED LIFE RAFT LANYARD FROM GIRT BAR ARMED RECEIVER FOR LOCK INDICATION. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD NUMEROUS TIMES. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE SERVICE.