Service difficulty report · Push-Pull Rod · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 4, 2022
Submitted
May 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0297
Aircraft time
309 hours, 180 cycles
Part
Push-Pull Rod
Condition
Misaligned
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 HARDWARE: THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL CLOSE ELECTRICALLY BUT WILL NOT LOCK. INSPECTION OF THE DOOR REVEALS THAT THE MIDDLE LOCKING PIN ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE DOOR HAS WITHDRAWN OUT OF ITS BUSHING AND INTO THE DOOR INTERIOR. ACTUATING THE LOCKING HANDLE CAUSES IT TO MOVE FURTHER INWARD AND LATERALLY AWAY FROM ITS HOLE. // SIGNOFF// FOUND PIN PUSHED BACK AND OUT OF ALIGNMENT, RE-ALIGNED PIN AND ADJUSTED PUSH ROD TO TAKE UP THE SLACK AND PREVENT THE PIN FROM PUSHING BACK OUT, OPS CHECKS GOOD, ALL WORK DONE I.A.W. CE-680A AMM CH 52-10-00

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