Service difficulty report · Not Reported · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 26, 2022
Submitted
January 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0042
Aircraft time
5,302 hours, 3,548 cycles
Part
Not Reported
Condition
Not Reported
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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: MAIN CABIN DOOR DOES NOT OPEN PROPERLY AND REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO OPEN. ONCE LATCH IS RELEASED, DOOR OPENS ABOUT 3 INCHES THEN STOPS AND DOOR HAS TO BE PUSHED OR PULLED TO OPEN FULLY.

CORRECTIVE ACTION: CONFIRMED DOOR SEAL WAS CAUSING THE MED TO HANG UP. REINSTALLED DOOR SEAL AND MED WAS HANGING UP AGAIN. LOOSENED UPPER CORNERS AND REINSTALLED DOOR SEAL + CLEAN & LUBRICATED DOOR SEAL AND OPENED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND NOW DOOR OPENS FULLY NORMALLY WITHOUT EXTRA FORCE NEEDED. OPS CHECK GOOD

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