Service difficulty report · Housing · Cndair CL600*

Difficulty date
March 5, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL600*
Engine
Lyc ALF502L2C
Part
Housing
Part number
639403LYA
Condition
Galled
Location
Door Handle
Part time
9,512 hours
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

(CAN) AFTER LANDING THE MAIN CABIN DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. WHEN THE INTERNAL DOOR RELEASE HANDLE WAS ACTUATED THE EXTERNAL HANDLE FAILED TO EXTEND. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE ROTARY MOTION OF THE EXTERNAL HANDLE THAT IS REQUIRED TO RELEASE THE CAMS THAT SECURE THE DOOR IN THE CLOSED POSITION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED GALLING ON THE INTERNAL BARREL OF THE HSG PN 63940-3LYA AND DIRT ACCUMULATION. THE SUBJECT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE ENTIRE HSG ASSY PN 4245-7 WAS REPLACED.