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B737 flight attendant reported that the 'J' hooks for the girt bar were too tight and caused the girt bar not to stow properly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1534078 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Escape Slide |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I continue to encounter 737 aircraft doors that are hard to arm due to the girt J hooks being too tight and not keeping the girt bar secure. In one case the girt bar fell out of the bracket after the [cabin service] agent shut [the] door. It is important to note that when we do the door review at door 1L we [are] unable to visually view that girt bar due to position of it as the boarding door until it is closed.so I had no indication; as outgoing crew; that there was an issue until the door shut and girt bar fell out. I was lucky that this did not result in a slide deployment. It could of easily occurred. The right side of the girt bar was still secured in the J hook but the left side had fallen down to the aircraft floor.I properly armed my door and advised the captain that maintenance would need to look at door when we landed. Maintenance was able to adjust the J hook to allow the bar to be properly secured when stowed in slide pan. I continue to encounter J hooks that are not holding girt bar properly as a result of it being too tight; which may be a contributing factor to slide deployments on 737 fleet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Flight Attendant reported that the 'J' hooks for the girt bar were too tight and caused the girt bar not to stow properly.
Narrative: I continue to encounter 737 aircraft doors that are hard to arm due to the girt J hooks being too tight and not keeping the girt bar secure. In one case the girt bar fell out of the bracket after the [cabin service] agent shut [the] door. It is important to note that when we do the door review at door 1L we [are] unable to visually view that girt bar due to position of it as the boarding door until it is closed.So I had no indication; as outgoing crew; that there was an issue until the door shut and girt bar fell out. I was lucky that this did not result in a slide deployment. It could of easily occurred. The right side of the girt bar was still secured in the J hook but the left side had fallen down to the aircraft floor.I properly armed my door and advised the Captain that Maintenance would need to look at door when we landed. Maintenance was able to adjust the J hook to allow the bar to be properly secured when stowed in slide pan. I continue to encounter J hooks that are not holding girt bar properly as a result of it being too tight; which may be a contributing factor to slide deployments on 737 fleet.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.