Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 11, 2005
Submitted
November 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N102FS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
560XL5318
Aircraft time
1,147 hours, 884 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Spring
Part number
S31948
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
Part time
1,147 hours, 884 cycles
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

THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FROM A FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED INTO THE HANGAR AND APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER A LOUD BANG WAS HERD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STATIC WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. THE LOUD BANG WAS THE CABIN ENTRY DOOR FORWARD COUNTERBALANCE SPRING BREAKING IN THE SECOND COIL.

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