Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 11, 2020
Submitted
August 12, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605518
Aircraft time
13,410 hours, 10,496 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
Location
Main Cabin
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

MAIN CABIN DOOR IS VERY HEAVY TO OPEN FROM BOTH OUTSIDE & INSIDE. CONFIRMED WRITE UP CHECKED SPADE DOOR AND TELESCOPING RODS, BOTH CHECKED GOOD, REMOVED STEPS AND OPERATED DOOR, FOUND THAT DOOR WOULD START TO COME UP BUT THEN STOP, BUT WHEN PUSHED UP THE SPRINGS WOULD CATCH THEN EXPAND COUNTER BALANCE SPRINGS EXPECT SPRINGS TO HAVE CRACKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED COUNTER BALANCE SPRINGS IAW CESSNA CE-560XL MM CH 52-10-03. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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