Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
May 4, 2022
Submitted
May 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800169
Aircraft time
12,481 hours, 8,423 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
S295264
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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: UNABLE TO OPEN MAIN CABIN DOOR FROM INSIDE USING NORMAL METHOD. AFTER FLIGHT/ SHUTDOWN (VERIFIED UNPRESSURIZED) UNABLE TO PRESS IN RED PUSH BUTTON ON MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE. HAD TO PUSH AUXILLARY LOCK BUTTON RELEASE HANDLE BEHIND MAIN HANDLE TO GET DOOR OPEN. /// CORRECTIVE ACTION /// REPLACED PRECATCH LEVER SPRING P/N S2952-46, AND REPLACED MIAN LEVER SPRING P/N S2952-64. REASSEMBLE PRECATCH ASSY PER MM REASSEMBLED CABIN DOORSTEPS OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME PERFORMED WORK IAW CESSNA 680 MM CH 52-10-4.