Service difficulty report · Door · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
July 15, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Part
Door
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FAILED TO PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKE-OFF IN AUTO & MANUAL. DURING DESCENT AT 7000 FT THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED CREW CONFIRMED THERE WAS NOISE FROM THE DOOR INITIAL REPORT WITHOUT REMOVING ANY PANELS "I HAVE JUST BEEN TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE DOOR AND THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH IT. APART FROM THE HINGE BEING COMPLETELY DRY, THE MECHANISM WHEN CLOSING APPEARS VERY LOOSE AND MAY HAVE RESULTED IN DOOR NOT LOCKING PROPERLY. FURTHER INSPECTION OF INTERNAL DOOR & APU RUNS WILL BE REQUIRED" OPS CHECK CARRIED OUT AS PER AMM AND NFF. SUSPECT DOOR FLAP WAS SLIGHTLY OPEN IN FLIGHT AS CREW DID CONFIRM DOOR WAS NOISIER THAN NORMAL DOOR HINGE LUBRICATED. DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE DOOR COMPLETED, NO DEFECTS FOUND. OUTFLOW VALVES INSPECTED & FOUND SATIS. AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED USING THE APU AND WORKED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT RTS AND WILL MONITOR. FAULT DID NOT RE-OCCUR AS OF OCT 22 2019. (TC# 20191022043)