Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 23, 2012
Submitted
October 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26710
Aircraft time
63,252 hours, 22,397 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Detached
Location
R4 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MECHANIC REPORTED THE 4R DOOR SLIDE GIRT BAR WAS FOUND DETACHED. MECHANIC RE-ATTACHED BAR TO GIRT AND ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE ARM DISARM LEVER AND GIRT BAR FELL OUT AGAIN. INFO FROM OPS WAS THE CATERING PEOPLE HAD PROBLEM OPENING DOOR AND IT APPEARED GIRT CAUGHT ON FLOOR WHILE OPENING DOOR BUT DOOR WAS NOT FULLY OPENED. SECURED SLIDE GIRT BAR AND SKIRT.