Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
April 22, 2007
Submitted
April 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600650
Aircraft time
2,631 hours, 2,021 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Control Valve
Part number
62146292
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Door Seal
Part time
2,631 hours, 2,021 cycles
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

AFTER FLIGHT, CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE, APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE MULTIPLE TIMES OVER 15 MINUTE PERIOD. HAD TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. TOOK A WHILE AND WAS VERY HARD FROM OUTSIDE ALSO. AIR PRESSURE WAS NOT RELEASING. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CABIN DOOR SEAL INFLATION VALVE AND PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT AND TEST IAW MM CHAPT 36-11-02, OPS CHECK GOOD.