Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 120

Difficulty date
September 18, 2022
Submitted
September 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307QS
Make and model
Cessna 120
Aircraft serial
6800130
Aircraft time
13,819 hours, 9,138 cycles
Part
None
Part number
70R104612
Part serial
0160
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 800
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 LOCK: DURING THE ROTARY TEST OVERSPEED DETENT, THE DOOR LOCK SOLENOID DID NOT MAKE A CLICK. WE CLOSED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND TRIED THE OVERSPEED TEST AGAIN. THE DOOR HANDLE REMAINED UNLOCKED. // SIGNOFF// ACCESSED WIRE HARNESS BETWEEN DOOR AND FUSELAGE AND WHILE PERFORMING THE ROTARY TEST, GENTLY MANIPULATED HARNESS AND VERIFIED LOCKING SOLENOID DID NOT ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE. REMOVED MED STEP ASSEMBLY FROM MED REF CE680 MM 52-10-20, NOTING MULTIPLE SCREWS WERE CORRODED IN PLACE AND REQUIRED EXTRA TIME FOR EXTRACTION. FOUND BOTH WIRES GOING TO MED LATCH SOLENOID WERE BROKEN. VERIFIED WIRES WERE BROKEN TO SHORT FOR REPAIR. REMOVED FAULTY LATCH SOLENOID P/N 70R10461-2 S/N 0160 AND INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED NEW SOLENOID P/N 70R10461-2 S/N 1056 REF CE680 IPC 52-70-00. POWERED UP AIRCRAFT ON GPU POWER. VERIFIED AFTER INITIAL POWER UP THAT THE CABIN DOOR OPEN CAS MSG POSTED. CLOSED MED AND LATCHED HANDLE, NOTING DOOR OPEN CAS MSG EXTINGUISHED. PERFORMED OVERSPEED ROTARY TEST REF CE680 AFM, NOTING MED LATCH SOLENOID ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED AS COMMANDED. PERFORMED TEST MULTIPLE TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. NO FAULTS OR DEFECTS NOTED. POWERED DOWN AIRCRAFT AS REQUIRED. INSTALLED MED STEP ASSY AND RELATED PANELS REF CE680 MM 52-10-20

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