Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
May 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26697
Aircraft time
65,509 hours, 23,290 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
L1 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

L1 DOOR UNABLE TO DISARM AND COULD NOT REMOVE BUSSEL. L1 SLIDE ARMED AND NOT PINNED. ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DOOR 1L SLIDE BUSSEL. REMOVED L1 DOOR SLIDE COVER. LUBRICATED PIN. OPERATED SMOOTHLY. CHECKED AND ADJUSTED DOOR, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. FEELS LIKE GIRT BAR HITTING THE FLOOR FITTING. CLEANED DEBRIS FROM FLOOR FITTINGS. CYCLED ARMING LEVER. OPS CHECKED GOOD.