Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 22, 2021
Submitted
March 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605616
Aircraft time
12,834 hours, 9,845 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 DOOR: MAIN ENTRY DOOR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPEN, HAD TO CYCLE FOUR TIMES FROM LOCK TO UNLOCK IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR TO OPEN ,IT FELT LIKE THE BAYONET LUGS WERE NOT RELEASING, ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE IT USING PRE-CATCH AND IT HAD NO EFFECT. "CORRECTIVE ACTION" PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION AND OPERATED DOOR AND NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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