Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
October 2, 2022
Submitted
October 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500441
Aircraft time
4,330 hours, 3,381 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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: DOOR PAX OPEN RED CAS MESSAGE AT FL 370. ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND PER EMBRAER'S RECOMMENDATION PERFORMED MAIN ENTRY DOOR OPS CHECK AND OPS CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. DURING THE OPERATIONAL CHECK, SOMETHING WAS MOVING INSIDE THE DOOR. REMOVED THE AIR STAIR AND FOUND A LOT OF DEBRIS THAT MIGHT INTERFERE WITH THE DOOR MICRO SWITCH MECHANISM. VACUUMED THE DEBRIS. PERFORMED A GVI OF THE MED MICRO SWITCHES AND HARNESS. NO DEFECT NOTED AT THIS TIME. REINSTALLED THE AIR STAIR, PERFORMED MULTIPLE MAIN ENTRY DOOR OPS CHECKS, AND THE OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. CONTACTED MCC AND MCC AGREED WITH ME ON SIGNING THIS MX ITEM. RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION. WORK WAS DONE IAW FIM 52-71-00-810-801-A.

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