Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
May 7, 2017
Submitted
May 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941FD
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22691
Aircraft time
72,698 hours, 29,945 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FOUND R1 DOOR NOT ARMING SMOOTHLY. DURING MX INSPECTION, FOUND THE GIRT BAR SLIDE LEATHER BLOCKING THE R1 DOOR ARMING ROD FROM MOVING. REMOVED THE GIRT BAR CENTER ALIGNMENT PLATE AND REPOSITIONED LEATHER THEN REINSTALLED CENTER ALIGNMENT PLATE ON R1 DOOR. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE R1 DOOR SLIDE. NO MORE DEFECTS NOTED.