Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 27, 2020
Submitted
October 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605543
Aircraft time
11,028 hours, 8,484 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

MAIN DOOR ACOUSTIC SEAL SLOW/DELAYED DEFLATION UPON DOOR OPENING WITH APU RUNNING. DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN AS A RESULT AND HANDRAIL NOT LATCHING DOWN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: GAINED ACCESS TO DOOR DEFLATION VALVE AND FOUND IT TO HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE PLUNGER. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED AS NEEDED, IAW CE-560XLS 52-10-04. ALSO ADJUSTED DOOR HAND RAIL OVERCENTER MECHANISM, IAW CE-560XLS MM CH 52-10-01.

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