Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 4, 2017
Submitted
October 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
17GR159B
Sweet Aviation LLC
Aircraft
N487AV
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5606076
Aircraft time
1,982 hours, 1,299 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
661139110
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Door
Part time
1,982 hours, 1,299 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

VENT DOOR IN MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT CLOSE. VENT DOOR CAN THEN BE MANUALLY CLOSED OR AFTER MULTIPLE LOCK UNLOCK ATTEMPTS VENT DOOR CLOSES IN SEQUENCE WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION. VENT DOOR IS STRIKING BRACKET 6611391-10 DURING SOLENOID ACTUATION AS SOLENOID IS FLEXING BRACKET. INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN BRACKET AND VENT DOOR. BRACKET NEEDS TO BE STIFFENED OR AN ADDITION OF A MOUNTING MECHANISM CLOSER TO THE BEND. CURRENT MOUNTING IS AT TOP OF BRACKET.

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