Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
March 15, 2017
Submitted
March 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
28667
Aircraft time
30,607 hours, 21,508 cycles
Part
Control Rod
Part number
NAS1454060306
Condition
Bent
Location
R1 Door
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

R1 DOOR SHOWS ARMED WHEN UNARMED. FOUND CONTROL ROD FOR THE SLIDE ARMING RETRACTABLE DOOR MECHANISM, BENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CONTROL ROD. ADJUSTED THE CONTROL ROD AND PERFORMED A TEST OF THE SLIDE ARMING SYSTEM. COULD FIND NO OTHER DEFECTS. OK TO CONTINUE IAW AMM 52-11-20-5.