Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 28, 2022
Submitted
April 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605697
Aircraft time
13,148 hours, 10,220 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Faulted
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
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: AFTER LANDING, WITH APU STARTED AIRBORNE IN THE TERMINAL AREA, & STILL RUNNING IN THE CHOCKS, MAIN DOOR PRIMARY SEAL TOOK 12-15 SECS TO DEFLATE AFTER DOOR HANDLE WAS ROTATED TO OPEN POSITION, PREVENTING DOOR FROM OPENING. AFTER OWNER DEPARTED, CYCLED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. MAIN DOOR PRIMARY SEAL DEFLATED IN 7 SECS AFTER DOOR HANDLE WAS ROTATED TO OPEN POSITION ON THE FIRST CYCLE, AND 4 SECS TO DEFLATE ON SUBSEQUENT CYCLES. POWERED UP A C AND APU PERFORMED OPS CHK OF MED SEALS OPS CHK GOOD. DECIDED TO PURGE AND INSP & CLEAN INFLATION DEFLATION VALVE. PURGED SERVICE AIR SYSTEM & CLEANED & LUBED MED SEAL DEFLATION VALVE. OPS CHK GOOD IAW AMM 52-I0-04.

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