Service difficulty report · Latch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 23, 2020
Submitted
December 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605689
Aircraft time
11,531 hours, 8,876 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
621133411
Condition
Defective
Location
Main Cabin 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

WHEN OPENING THE MAIN CABIN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE OPERATES NORMALLY, BUT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE PRECATCH ADJACENT TO THE DOOR. DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY EVERYTIME EXCEPT ONCE FROM THE INSIDE. TRIED PUSHING ON THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AFTER OPERATING THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE OPEN POSISTION TO SEE IF IT WOULD LOOSEN THE DOOR, WITH NO LUCK. AIRPLANE WAS IN THE HANGAR OVERNIGHT SO COLD TEMPS WERE NOT AN ISSUE. THIS IS A MULTIPLE REPEAT WRITE UP FROM 12/18 AND 12/21/20. COMPLIED WITH TASK T2PL6D007YSJ5. REMOVED THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR PRECATCH ASSEMBLY. INSTALLED ONE EACH NEW PRECATCH ASSEMBLY P/N 6211334-11. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. ALL WORK COMPLIED IAW THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL 52-10-01.

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