Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
January 2, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Aircraft time
67,583 hours, 8,068 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Obstructed
Location
L2 Door
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

NR2 LT MAIN ENTRY DOOR GIRT BAR ENGAGEMENT IS POOR AND ARM-DISARM HANDLE IS NOT SMOOTH. FOUND SKIRT PULLING ON GIRT MAKING INHIBITING GIRT BAR MOVEMENT.