Service difficulty report · Handle · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 16, 2021
Submitted
October 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800088
Aircraft time
13,350 hours, 8,860 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Not Reported
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN DOOR HANDLE: WHEN THE MAIN DOOR IS CLOSED AND LATCHED IN NORMAL CLOSED POSITION, THE RED BUTTON CAN NOT BE DEPRESSED TO OPEN MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE CREW MADE SURE THAT THE CABIN WAS DEPRESSURIZED AND THE SEAL WAS DEFLATED. WHEN UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE DOOR HANDLE WAS PLACED, THEN THE BUTTON COULD BE DEPRESSED AND THE DOOR OPENED NORMALLY. THE CREW THEN CYCLED THE DOOR AND THE CONDITION REPEATED ITSELF.///SIGN-OFF///PERFORMED THE CABIN DOOR LATCHING/LOCKING SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT PER TEXTRON AMM 52-10-40, REINSTALLED DOOR STEPS AND ADJUSTED THE SPADE FAIRING IAW TEXTRON AMM 52-10-40. OPS CHECK GOOD.