Service difficulty report · Linkage · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
January 3, 2021
Submitted
January 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624DN
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60210
Aircraft time
5,159 hours, 3,375 cycles
Part
Linkage
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Pax Door
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN DEBARKING THE AIRCRAFT THE UPPER MAIN CABIN DOOR SPRING LINKAGE FAILED CAUSING THE UPPER DOOR TO FALL ON THE CREW MEMBERS HEAD. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TIGHTENED THE DOOR LINKAGE HARDWARE ON THE UPPER DOOR. OPERATIONS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.