Service difficulty report · Handle · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
October 17, 2022
Submitted
October 17, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0079
Aircraft time
5,512 hours, 3,598 cycles
Part
Handle
Part number
746810117
Part serial
313009441
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
Part time
2,379 hours, 1,499 cycles
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

UNABLE TO MOVE MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN POSITION. RED BUTTON DID NOT UNLOCK HANDLE. ASKED RAMP AGENT TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, HE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN IT. I EXITED VIA THE OVER WING EMERGENCY EXIT AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE HANDLE WAS STUCK, I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE SHUTDOWN THE APU AND DEPLANED OUR PASSENGERS VIA THE OVERWING EXIT. LATER WE REPOWERED THE AIRPLANE AND THE HANDLE IS NOW WORKING AND WE ARE ABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. REMOVED & REPLACED UPPER THRESHOLD WIRE HARNESS. REMOVED PCB AND INSTALLED NEW PCB IAW MM 24-60-40. PERFORMED THE CABIN DOOR LATCHING/LOCKING SYSTEM AND DOOR WARNING SYSTEM TEST (POWER OFF, BATTERIES CONNECTED) IAW MM 52-10-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED THE CABIN DOOR LIFT MOTOR AND WARNING SYSTEM TEST(POWER OFF, BATTERIES CONNECTED) IAW MM 52-10-00 NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED SEVERAL OPERATION CHECKS OF THE MED IAW MM 52-10-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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