Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 31, 2022
Submitted
April 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605636
Aircraft time
13,763 hours, 10,612 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
TX
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 PRIMARY SEAL: WHEN EXITING AIRCRAFT AND MOVING MAIN DOOR LEVER TO THE OPEN POSITION DOOR TAKES AROUND 20 SECONDS TO BE ABLE TO OPEN BECAUSE THE DOOR SEALS DO NOT RETRACT AS THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO.//CORRECTIVE ACTION//REMOVED PRIMARY AND ACOUSTIC DOOR SEAL VALVES AND INSTALLED NEW VALVES IAW CE-580XL MM 36-15-00. OP AND LEAK CHECK OF VALVES GOOD !AW CE-560XL MM 36-15-00.

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