Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 20, 2020
Submitted
December 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0093
Aircraft time
3,097 hours, 2,053 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
Location
Main Pax
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 ENTRY DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY UPON LIFTING SILVER RELEASE HANDLE. CREW HAD TO PUSH ON DOOR FROM INSIDE IN ORDER TO OPEN MAIN ENTRY DOOR. DOOR HARD TO OPEN. AIRCRAFT NOT PRESSURIZED ON GROUND. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SEAL STRIKERS AND LATCHING PINS, NO DEFECTS OR SIGNS OF DOOR BINDING WITH AIRFRAME NOTED. PER MCC REQUEST, I GAINED ACCESS TO INNER DOOR HANDLE "PUSH TO OPEN" BUTTON ELECTRICAL WIRING AND LATCHING MECHANISM. CLEANED AND INSPECTED WIRING AND INNER DOOR LATCHING COMPONENTS. PERFORMED CABIN DOOR OPERATIONAL CHECK, IAW CE-680A AMM 52-10-00. OPERATIONS CHECK IS GOOD.

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