Service difficulty report · Leaf Spring · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
January 2, 2020
Submitted
January 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913FD
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
24017
Aircraft time
92,089 hours, 31,050 cycles
Part
Leaf Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Girt Bar
Component
Girt Bar
Component part number
140N276217
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

L1 SLIDE WILL NOT ARM. HANDLE DOES NOT MOVE. FOUND GIRT BAR LEAF SPRING BROKEN IN THE MECHANISM. REMOVED AND REPLACED GIRT BAR AS PER AMM 25-66-10-2. OPS CHECK OK. MEL CLEARED.

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