Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Lkheed 188C

Difficulty date
February 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178RV
Make and model
Lkheed 188C
Aircraft serial
188C2010
Part
Girt Bar
Part number
80217
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 865
Component
Global · 80180
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING FLIGHT, CREW GROUND TRAINING THE AFT LT EMERGENCY EXIT EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED FOR EVACUATION SIMULATION. AFTER SLIDE WAS FULLY DEPLOYED THE GIRT BAR WAS FOUND BENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED GIRT BAR CRACKED ONE HALF OF CIRCUMFERENCE AT GIRT BAR AFT SLIDE ATTACH SLOT. GIRT BAR REMOVED FROM SERVICE.