Service difficulty report · Support Strut · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 6, 2022
Submitted
July 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605506
Aircraft time
14,560 hours, 9,567 cycles
Part
Support Strut
Part number
621130354
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 800
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 CABIN DOOR INERTIAL REEL?S ARE GRINDING AND CAUSING THE DOOR TO GET STOP ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN. // SIGNOFF// ARRIVED AT AIRCRAFT AND FOUND AFT CABIN DOOR SUPPORT STRUT TO BE BINDING AT LOWER PORTION, RESEARCHED REQUIRED PARTS FOR REPAIR AND SUBMITTED TO MCC FOR PROCUREMENT. WAITED PARTS AS REQUIRED. REMOVED FAILED AFT SUPPORT STRUT ASSEMBLY P/N UNKNOWN AND INSTALLED NEW AFT SUPPORT STRUT ASSEMBLY P/N 6211303-54 USING 1EA NEW SPRING PIN P/N MS16562-65 AND 1EA NEW LOWER ATTACH SCREW PIN P/N 6211280-27 IAW CE560XLS MM CH.52-10-01, PERFORMED SUPPORT STRUT ASSEMBLY ADJUSTMENT/TEST IAW CE560XLS MM. CH.52-10-01 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, DOOR NOW OPERATES NORMALLY WITH NO BINDING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD, CLOSED ALL ACCESS AS REQUIRED.

More about the Cessna 560XL