Service difficulty report · Slider · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
February 24, 2026
Submitted
February 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986FD
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28482
Aircraft time
47,222 hours, 20,192 cycles
Part
Slider
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

L FWD ENTRY DOOR SLIDE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE AND PLASTIC COMPONENT FELL OUT OF DOOR. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL 52-11-01-A, CATEGORY B. REMOVED LOWER SLIDE COVER AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF GIRT BAR...FOUND GIRT BAR SLIDER FILTHY, CONTAMINATED WITH EXCESSIVE LUBRICANT AND FOD. REMOVED DUST COVERS, CLEANED SLIDER, FLOOR FITTING AND GIRT BAR LIFTER MECHANISM THOROUGHLY. LUBRICATED FLOOR FITTING, OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY MULTIPLE TIMES. INSTALLED DUST COVERS AND LOWER SLIDE COVER. SLIDE ARMS AND DISARMS NORMALLY, LIGHT OPS NORMAL. GOOD FOR SERVICE.