Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 120

Difficulty date
September 22, 2022
Submitted
September 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628QS
Make and model
Cessna 120
Aircraft serial
T2PL6D009N2B
Aircraft time
3,734 hours, 2,445 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: CANNOT GET THE MAIN CABIN DOOR TO LATCH. DOOR COMES UP NORMALLY BUT THRE IS A PRONOUNCED CLUNK AS THE DOOR COMES SHUT AND THE LATCH WILL NOT LATCH. NO DOOR ERROR MESSGES SHOWING. INSPECTED AND FOUND FORWARD CENTER STRIKER HYPER EXTENDED OUT OF GUIDE CAUSING THE BIND. REMOVED STRIKER TO FREE MECHANISM, CONFIRMED MED LATCH MECHANISM WORKS NORMAL WITH FORWARD CENTER STRIKER OUT. INSPECTED STRIKER, GUIDE BARREL AND LATCH MECHANISM, NO DAMAGE FOUND. LUBRICATED ALL STRIKERS AS REQUIRED. INSTALLED ORIGINAL FORWARD CENTER STRIKER AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED DOZENS OF OPERATIONAL TEST, ALL TEST FOUND SATISFACTORY, DISCREPANCY NO LONGER STANDS. RESTORED AC TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION. ITEM GOOD TO RTS, WORK DONE IRW CE-680A AMM 52-10-07.

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