Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 4, 2022
Submitted
January 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605636
Aircraft time
13,597 hours, 10,497 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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: HANDLE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. TOOK ABOUT 3 MIN TO GET IT OPEN. THIS WOULD BE A IMPEDANCE TO EGRESS. SIX PACK AND GREEN INDICATORS ARE OPERATIONAL // SIGNOFF// OPERATED DOOR HANDLE & VERIFIED CREW DISCREPANCY. FOUND ALL DOOR PINS TO HAVE EXCESSIVE DRY FILM LUBE ON THEM. CLEANED ALL DOOR PINS & RELUBED WITH DRY FILM LUBE, REMOVED STEPS & INSPECTED ALL LINKAGES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. LUBED ALL LINKAGE ROD ENDS, REINSTALLED STEPS. CLOSED DOOR, HANDLE WAS BETTER TO OPERATE, BUT STILL HARDER THAN NORMAL. PUT MARKING TAPE ON ALL DOOR PIN SOCKETS & FOUND 2 OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED SOCKETS AS NEEDED. OPERATED DOOR & HANDLE WAS SMOOTH TO OPERATE, BUT THE PRE CATCH WOULDN'T CATCH. GAINED ACCESS TO PRECATCH ADJUSTMENT & AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS PRECATCH FINALLY OPERATED NORMALLY. OPERATED DOOR THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK DONE IAW CE-560XL MM 52-10-01.

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