Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
December 6, 2022
Submitted
December 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20659
Aircraft time
7,156 hours, 4,209 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Faulted
Location
Pax Door
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

ENTRANCE STAIR: MAIN DOOR WHEN STEP ON TO THE STAIRS THE RED HANDLE RETRACTS TO THE MID POSITION CAUSING THE DOOR TO DROP. UNSTABLE CONDITION. THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE WITH THE HANDLE IN THAT POSITION . YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUSH THE HANDLE FWD TO CLOSE THE DOOR. WHEN OPENING THE DOOR THE DOOR WILL NOT EXTEND DWN TO A SECURE POSITION. GAINED ACCESS TO INTERNAL MECHANISMS OF THE PAX DOOR PERFORMED GVI OF THE PAX DOOR INTERNAL NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW CL350 AMM 52-11-00-210-802 PERFORMED LUBRICATION OF THE PAX DOOR AND RESTORED ACCESS IAW CL350 AMM 12-22-00-640-808 PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE PAX DOOR AND WALKED UP AND DOWN STEPS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW CL350 AMM 52-11-00-010-801. ORIG SUBMISSION DATE: 12/6/2022