Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45966
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Not Connected
Location
Escape Slide
Stage of operation
IN
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

MAINTENANCE REPORTED, ESCAPE SLIDE BAR COULD NOT BE ENGAGED. THERE IS ABOUT A 3 INCH SPACE BETWEEN BAR AND CONNECTOR. REMOVED SLIDE AND PLACED IN PFM PER UPS EO DC8-2566-7565A, DEFFERED AS PER MMOC D108876.

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