Service difficulty report · Lock Bolt · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 15, 2021
Submitted
August 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N698QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605653
Aircraft time
12,662 hours, 9,754 cycles
Part
Lock Bolt
Condition
Loose
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 CABIN DOOR EXTREMELY HARD TO CLOSE FROM OUTSIDE AS WELL AS INSIDE. INSPECTED DOOR BOLT SYSTEM PINS, FOUND DIRTY AND DRAGGING. CLEANED AS NEEDED, GAINED ACCESS TO DOOR INNER MECHANISM, OPERATED AND NOTED SMOOTH WHEN DOOR WAS OPEN. LUBRICATED AS NEEDED. CLOSED ACCESS TO DOOR. INSPECTED DOOR LOCK BOLTHOLES AND ECCENTRIC RECEPTICALS. FOUND TOP FORWARED ONE LOOSE. ALLIGHNED AND TIGHTENED AS NEEDED. DOOR STILL HARD TO CLOSE. PLACED TAPE OVER ESSENTRIC HOLES TO IDENTIFY THE MISSAGUNED PIN HOLE. FOUND AFT LOWER PIN HOLE ROOT CAUSE OF DISCREPANCY. ADJUSTED ECCENTRIC RECEPTICAL AS NEEDED FOR PROPER OPERATION. REF AMM 52-10-00

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