Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 22, 2022
Submitted
May 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0042
Aircraft time
5,720 hours, 3,799 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
Location
Main Pax
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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: UPON ARRIVAL AND WHILE DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT SELF-RELEASE WHEN DOOR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE OPEN POSITION. REPEAT WRITE UP. COMPLETED 3 OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF MAIN CABIN DOOR. FOUND TO BE ACCEPATABLE IN OPERATION WITH A SLIGHT NUDGE. NOTIFED MCC. MCC RECOMMENDED THE DOOR GAS STRUT RIGGING CHECKED. GAINED ACCESS TO GAS STRUT. FOUND THE STRUT RIGGING TO BE NOT IN A NEUTRAL POSITION PER AMM. ADJUSTED GAS STRUT TO PROPER RIGGING. C/W S DOOR OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND DOOR NOW FREE FALLS ON ITS OWN FROM CLOSED POSTION AS REQUIRED. ALL WORK PER CE680A AMM 52-10-00. CLOSE UP ACCESS AS NEEDED.

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