Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 13, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26665
Aircraft time
63,657 hours, 23,443 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Girt Bar
Part number
D31042205U1
Condition
Damaged
Location
R4 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

DOOR 4R ARMING LEVER DIFFICULT TO ARM AND DISARM. UPON ESCAPE SLIDE INSTALLATION DOOR 4RT. FOUND AFT END OF GIRT BAR HANGING UP DURING ARMING AND DISARMING, GIRT BAR SPRING IS BENT. REPLACED WITH NEW GIRT BAR ASSY. DOOR OPS CHECKED GOOD.