Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 120

Difficulty date
August 31, 2022
Submitted
September 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605QS
Make and model
Cessna 120
Aircraft serial
680A0284
Aircraft time
1,114 hours, 700 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
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: MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR REQUIRES MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL TO OPEN AND CLOSE. REQUEST EVALUATION.// SIGNOFF// TESTED DOOR AND WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE PILOT WRITE UP. GAINED ACCESS INTO MAIN ENTRY DOOR INTERNAL LATCH MECHANISMS. PERFORMED TESTS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ISSUE. PERFORMED LUBRICATION OF THE DOOR PINS AND FOUND AFTER DOOR PINS LUBRICATED THE DOOR NO LONGER REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO CLOSE. CLOSED ALL ACCESS GAINED, WORK PERFORMED REF CE680A AMM 12-20-40. MAINTENANCE ACTIONS CLEAR PILOT WRITE UP.

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