Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 10, 2011
Submitted
September 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26938
Aircraft time
63,280 hours, 9,231 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Support Fitting
Part number
131W18131202
Condition
Broken
Location
R2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

RECEIVED REPORT OF DOOR 2R WILL NOT OPERATE AFTER GROUND PERSONNEL WAS ON THE DOOR. FOUND SLIDE ROD PARTIALLY OFF STICKING BETWEEN DOOR & FUSELAGE. REPOSITIONED SLIDE ROD & AFTER USING OUTBOARD DOOR HANDLE WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. BY INSPECTION OF THE ARMING FUNCTION, THE ARMING HANDLE WAS DIFFICULT TO BRING IN DISARMED POSITION. REOPENED DOOR AGAIN AND BY T-S FOUND THE RT FITTING ASSY EMERGENCY INSTALLATION PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR BROKEN. DUE PART NIS FRA DEF ITEM IAW MEL. RPL'D 2R AFT GIRT BAR SUPPORT FITTING.