Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 11, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
67,558 hours, 19,663 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Spring
Condition
Damaged
Location
L1 Door Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DOOR 1L SLIDE COVER COMING OFF. NEED MECHANIC TO INVESTIGATE AND CONTACT SAMC. ITEM ROLLED FWD. SAMC TEXT: UPDATE-SLIDE COVER NOT COMING OFF. PROBLEM WAS FWD GIRT BAR SLIDER HAD DETACHED FROM GIRT BAR. GIRT BAR LEAF SPRING DAMAGED AND WONT RETAIN SLIDER AS IT SHOULD. CLOSED DOOR AND ARMED SLIDE BY ASSISTING GIRT BAR MECHANISM. REPLACED LEAF SPRING ON FWD FITTING, DOOR OPS IS NORMAL.