Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 23, 2021
Submitted
May 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0074
Aircraft time
3,798 hours, 2,568 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Faulted
Location
Main Cabin
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: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR USING THE INTERIOR DOOR CONTROL PANEL, THE MAIN CABIN DOOR LIFT MECHANISM WOULD FAIL DURING THE LIFT CYCLE AND FALL BACK DOWN TO THE FULLY OPEN POSITION. THIS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL DOOR CLOSURE ATTEMPTS. THE MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY COMPLETE THE FULL LIFT CYCLE AND FULLY CLOSE. CYCLED THE MED 10 TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. CONTACTED SITE REP FOR HISTORY. NO HISTORY AT THIS TIME. CONTACTED MCC AND TOLD THEM OF THE FINDINGS. IAW CE680A AMM MED TROUBLE SHOOTING 52-00-00.

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