Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 2, 2020
Submitted
August 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605689
Aircraft time
11,224 hours, 8,657 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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

MAIN CABIN DOOR IS HANGING ON THE PRE CATCH. NOTICEABLE AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED THEN LOCKED. UPON TRYING TO OPEN IT WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL PRECATCH IS RELEASED. IF OUTSIDE, CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR AT ALL UNTI PRECATCH IS RELEASED. IF TRYING TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE DOOR WILL OPEN AFTER MUCH DIFFICULTY. INSPECTED MED, FOUND PRECATCH EXTENDED OUT TO FAR WHEN THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED. GAINED ACCESS TO THE PRECATCH ASSY. ADJUSTED PRECATCH ASSY. OPS CHECKED DOOR FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RESTORED ALL ACCESS. COMPLIED WITH A FINAL OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 52-10-01

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