Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 13, 2022
Submitted
November 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605820
Aircraft time
11,818 hours, 9,197 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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: WHEN OPENING THE MAIN CABIN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE DOOR PINS RETRACT NORMALLY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE DOOR HANDLE BACK INTO THE CENTERED POSITION, THE DOOR PINS EXTEND AND THE 9 GREEN FLAGS ARE VISIBLE. THE MAIN CABIN DOOR CANNOT BE CLOSED WITH THE HANDLE GOING FROM BEING OPENED TO THE CENTERED POSITION OR THE DOOR PINS WILL COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DOOR FRAME. VIDEO ATTACHED. FOUND DOOR HANDLE TORQUE TUBES AND CAMS TO BE VOID OF ANY LUBRICATION, WHICH CAUSED THE TWO TORQUE TUBES TO ACT AS ONE INSTEAD OF INDEPENDENTLY. LUBRICATED ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK GOOD. REF. CESSNA 560XL MM 52-10-00.

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