Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 15, 2022
Submitted
April 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0178
Aircraft time
3,174 hours, 2,052 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: MAIN DOOR RETRACTS NORMALLY UNTIL DOOR ENGAGES AIRFRAME. DOOR MAKES A LOUD "THUD" AS IT BANGS INTO DOOR FRAME. DOOR FULLY CLOSES, HOWEVER DOOR IS UNABLE TO BE LATCHED SHUT FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT. AMBER DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON THE DOOR IS ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS "CABIN DOOR OPEN" CAS.// SIGNOFF//FOUND UPPER LOCK PIN HAD OVERTRAVELLED AND JAMMED AGAINST UPPER LOCK PIN GUIDE HOLE. UNJAMMED UPPER LOCK PIN AND MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL TEST CARRIED OUT ON MED DOOR BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH ALL INDICATIONS ON EICAS NORMAL. OPS TEST GOOD. REF MODEL 680A MM 52-10-00, 52-10-14, 52-10-25 AND 52-10-50

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