Service difficulty report · Lock · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 18, 2021
Submitted
April 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0257
Aircraft time
394 hours, 249 cycles
Part
Lock
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: MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT. SEEMS TO BE BINDING. REPEAT WRITEUP. GAINED ACCESS TO THE MAIN CABIN DOOR LOCKING MECHANISMS. OPERATED THE DOOR HANDLE AND FOUND THE FORWARD LOWER LOCKING PIN WAS RUBBING A LITTLE CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. LUBRICATED ALL THE MAIN CABIN DOOR LOCKING PINS. OPERATED THE DOOR HANDLE AND IT OPERATES SMOOTHLY. CLOSED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND FOUND IT HARD TO CLOSE. OPENED DOOR AND ADJUSTED THE LOCKING PIN STRIKER. CLOSED DOOR AGAIN AND DOOR CLOSES SMOOTHLY. OPS-CHECKED TWO MORE TIMES AND OPS-CHECK GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. WORK PERFORMED IRW CE-680A AMM 52-10-00.

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