Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cndair CL600*

Difficulty date
February 14, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL600*
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Bracket
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Door Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
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

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT THE "DOOR UNLOCKED" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 1500 AGL. RETURN TO BASE AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING COMPLETED. DOOR UNLOCK ANNUNCIATION EXTINGUISHED DURING DESCENT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITION. MOST SUSPECT PART REPLACED - EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PROXIMITY SENSOR (107MB) REPLACED.P/N OFF: 8-405-04, S/N: 01787, P/N ON: 84-738-713, S/N ON: 831. AIRCRAFT RELEASED AND SUBSEQUENT CLIMB OUT @ 6500AGL THE DOOR UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND ON DESCENT THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ONGOING TROUBLESHOOTING IS BEING CONDUCTED. AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY COME OFF A 15,000 HR INSPECTION. WHILE ON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER AFT (WITH CABIN DOOR OPEN) PROXIMITY SWITCH BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. PROX SWITCH BRACKET REPLACED. IN INVESTIGATING THE "DOOR UNLOCKED" SNAG IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER AFT PROXIMITY SWITCH WAS FOUND MISALIGNED WITH THE TARGET. PROX SWITCH REMOVED, HOLE IN BRACKET SLIGHTLY ENLARGED TO ALLOW PROPER ALIGNMENT OF PROXIMITY SWITCH. PROX SWITCH REINSTALLED AND ALIGNMENT WITH TARGET CONFIRMED. AIRCRAFT HAS SINCE FLOWN WITH NO REOCCURRENCE OF THE "DOOR UNLOCKED" SNAG. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.