Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
March 28, 2021
Submitted
March 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N699QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0230
Aircraft time
1,164 hours, 726 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Dirty
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: THE MAIN CABIN DOOR IS VERY HARD TO OPEN . WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR YOU CAN HEAR A VERY DISTINCTIVE CLUNK. THE DOOR IS BINDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DOOR FRAME AS YOU ARE CLIMBING THE STEPS TO BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. // SIGN OFF // VERIFIED CREW DISCREPANCY. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR FORWARD RUB BLOCK WAS LOOSE CAUSING THE DOOR TO STICK WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENING OR CLOSING. IN ADDITION, FOUND THAT THE GAS STRUT SLIDING ROD WAS DIRTY WHICH CAUSED THE BINDING SOUND WHEN DOOR WAS IN MOTION. TIGHTENED THE FORWARD DOOR RUB BLOCK. CLEANED THE GAS STRUT SLIDING SURFACES. DISENGAGED THE DOOR LIFT SYSTEM VERIFYING NO FURTHER BINDING WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOOR. ENGAGED DOOR LIFT SYSTEM THEN ACCOMPLISHED MULTIPLE DOOR OPERATIONAL CHECKS WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES FREELY. VERIFIED THAT NO CABIN DOOR RELATED CAS MESSAGES WERE POSTED DURING OPERATIONAL CHECKS. ALL OPERATIONS AND INDICATIONS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW CE-680A AMM 52-10-00.

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