Service difficulty report · Lanyard · Boeing 757204

Difficulty date
February 6, 2016
Submitted
February 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966FD
Make and model
Boeing 757204
Aircraft serial
25626
Aircraft time
70,648 hours, 26,034 cycles
Part
Lanyard
Condition
Tangled
Location
Evac Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ON BLOCK IN, FIRST OFFICER WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM RT ENTRY DOOR DISARMED. WHEN HANDLE IN ARMED POSITION THE ARMED LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. WHEN HANDLE MOVED TO DISARM POSITION, TAB MOVES IN BUT HANDLE DOES NOT MOVE ALL THE WAY TO DISARM. VISUALLY INSPECTED R1 DOOR EVAC SLIDE GIRT BAR & FOUND FWD SLIDER BAR HAD LANYARD & D RING TANGLED, PREVENTING PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF FWD GIRT BAR SLIDER. STOWED LANYARD & D RING BACK IN VELCRO POUCH SECTION OF SLIDE & OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 25-66-10-2. OK TO CONTINUE.