Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 31, 2013
Submitted
October 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800099
Aircraft time
6,412 hours
Part
Solenoid
Part number
70R104612
Condition
Binding
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

ACFT LANDED, AFTER ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN, CREW WAS UNABLE TO OPEN CABIN DOOR. LINE CREW AND TECHNICIANS WERE NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. EGRESS WAS MADE BY EMERGENCY EXIT. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND THAT THE MCD ROTARY SOLENOID WOULD NOT RELEASE. CHECKED THE LESS THAN 80 KNOTS SWITCH, FOUND TO BE GOOD. REMOVE POWER FROM ACFT, FOUND THE SOLENOID STILL ENGAGED. THE ROTARY SOLENOID WAS R & R WITH A NEW UNIT AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE DEFECTIVE ROTARY SOLENOID WILL BE SENT FOR EVALUATION. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED.