Service difficulty report · Girt Bar · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
February 20, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23568
Aircraft time
91,326 hours, 33,326 cycles
Part
Girt Bar
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
L4 Door Slide
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

DOOR 4L EVACUATION SLIDE ARMING LEVER WILL NOT MOVE INTO DETATCH POSITION. THE LEVER MOVED ABOUT HALF NORMAL TRAVEL BEFORE STOPPING. "KNUCKLE-BUSTER" INDICATOR NOT FULLY STOWED. GIRT BAR ENGAGEMENT INDICATOR LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED. LUBRICATED GIRT BAR END AND BAR LOCKS ON THE DOOR. BAR LOCK WAS HANGING UP ON LEAF SPRINGS. DOOR ARM-DISARM MECHANISM OPERATES SMOOTHLY.

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