Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 17, 2017
Submitted
April 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717C
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605104
Aircraft time
5,354 hours, 4,454 cycles
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
661135830
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
Part time
5,354 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE MAIN CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. DIVERTED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLESHOT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. DISCOVERED THAT A BELLCRANK IN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR ASSOCIATED WITH A DOOR UNLOCK SWITCH WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE PRESSURIZATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE BELLCRANK TO FLEX AND AFFECTED THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE DOOR UNLOCK SWITCH AND GIVING A FALSE UNLOCK INDICATION. A NEW BELLCRANK WAS INSTALLED AND RIGGED. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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