Service difficulty report · Latch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 12, 2020
Submitted
October 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605689
Aircraft time
8,743 hours, 11,320 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Pax Door
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

CABIN DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN/CLOSE FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HANDLES. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED THE STAIRS AND CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE LATCHING PINS. INSTALLED THE STAIRS AND OPERATIONS CHECKED THE DOOR. THE DOOR HANDLE OPERATED SMOOTHER THAN BEFORE. CHECKED THE FITTING OF THE ECCENTRIC AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. SINCE THE PINS WERE CATCHING ON THE LATCH PLATES WE REMOVED ONE LATCHING PLATE AT A TIME AND FOUND THE FORWARD UPPER LATCH TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED THE UPPER FORWARD LATCH AND OPERATIONS CHECKED THE DOOR. ALL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. WORK DONE IN REF TO CE-560XL AMM 52-10-00.

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