Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
June 14, 2021
Submitted
June 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986FD
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28482
Aircraft time
44,243 hours, 18,069 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT ENTRY DOOR SLIDE WOULD NOT ARM. AFTER OPENING DOOR NOTICE PART OF SLIDE GIRT BAR HANGING FROM BOTTOM OF DOOR. UNABLE TO FULLING OPEN DOOR. INSPECTED DOOR FOUND GIRT BAR LAYING ON FLOOR DETACHED FROM SLIDE. SUSPECT DOOR WAS PARTIALLY OPENED WITH SLIDE ARMED. VERIFIED SLIDE PRESSURE AND DOOR ASSIST PRESSURE WERE STILL PRESENT AND NOT DISCHARGED. RECONNECTED SLIDE GIRT BAR TO DOOR MECHANISM IAW AMM 25-66-01-4 AND VERIFIED PROPER ENGAGEMENT IAW AMM 52-11-25. DOOR/SLIDE OPS CKS NORMAL. EXISTING GIRT BAR SERVICABLE PART NOT CHANGED. INSPECTED DOOR FOUND GIRT BAR LAYING ON FLOOR DETACHED FROM SLIDE. SUSPECT DOOR WAS PARTIALLY OPENED WITH SLIDE ARMED. VERIFIED SLIDE PRESSURE AND DOOR ASSIST PRESSURE WERE STILL PRESENT AND NOT DISCHARGED. RECONNECTED SLIDE GIRT BAR TO DOOR MECHANISM IAW AMM 25-66-01-4 AND VERIFIED PROPER ENGAGEMENT IAW AMM 52-11-25. DOOR/SLIDE OPS CHECKS NORMAL. EXISTING GIRT BAR SERVICEABLE PART NOT CHANGED.