Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 23, 2022
Submitted
October 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800207
Aircraft time
13,460 hours, 9,030 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
691134173
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
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 HANDLE WAS UNLOCKED. DOOR WAS PUSHED SLIGHTLY AND CREW MEMBER GRABBED RIGHT DOOR ASSIST HANDLE WHEN LOUD SNAP WAS HEARD JERKING HANDLE FROM HIS HAND AND DOOR CRASHED TO FULL OPEN. STRUT BROKEN AND UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED FWD STRUT ASSY SUPPORT. REMOVED DAMAGED STRUT ASSY SUPPORT FWD. INSTALLED NEW STRUT ASSY SUPPORT FWD. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS ON MAIN DOOR, OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 52-10-30.