Service difficulty report · Not Reported · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
December 31, 2021
Submitted
January 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500616
Aircraft time
315 hours, 219 cycles
Part
Not Reported
Condition
Not Reported
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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: MAIN CABIN DOOR IS EXTREMELY STIFF TO OPEN AND CLOSE FROM THE OUTSIDE USING THE DOOR HANDLE. OPERATION FROM INSIDE IS MUCH STIFFER THAN NORMAL BUT NOT AS BAD AS OUTSIDE OPERATION. PLEASE EVALUATE FOR NORMAL FUNCTION. *** CORRECTIVE ACTION *** CONFIRMED CREW WRITE UP. - LUBRICATED LATCH PINS AND FAULT REMAINED. REMOVED STAIRS TO GAIN ACCESS TO ALL ACTUATING COMPONENTS. LUBRICATED ALL ACTUATING COMPNENTS AND FAULT REMAINED. PERFORMED THE INTERNAL MED HANDLE ADJUSTMENT AND FOUND THE FORCE REQUIRED TO BE SLIGHTLY OUT OF LIMITS. ADJUSTED THE ECCENTRIC BUSHINGS AS REQUIRED.

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