Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
April 11, 2023
Submitted
April 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
25592
Aircraft time
65,709 hours, 25,255 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Part number
140N276217
Part serial
259770
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
V
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

THE SLIDE LIGHT ON THE L1 ENTRY DOOR IS BURNED OUT. DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DOOR ARMED AND BULB TESTS BAD DURING INSPECTION OF L1 DOOR GIRT BAR, FOUND LEAF SPRING ON GIRT BAR DAMAGED AND OBSTRUCTING FWD GIRT BAR SLIDER. REMOVED AND REPLACED GIRT BAR ASSY. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. SLIDE LIGHT ILLUMINATES PROPERLY. ADJUSTMENT AND TESTS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME

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