Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 10, 2023
Submitted
January 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605518
Aircraft time
15,626 hours, 12,123 cycles
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Lack Of Lube
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 DOOR HANDLE: MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE VERY HARD TO LATCH CLOSED. SEEMS TO BE BINDING. // SIGNOFF// VERIFIED MED IS DIFFICULT TO LATCH. LUBED ALL PINS IN DOOR. DOOR STILL HAS A CATCH WHEN LATCHING. REMOVED FIXED STAIRS. PERFORMED GVI OF DOOR PULLIES. NOTICED AT POINT AT HANDLE BARREL HAS FRICTION_ LUBED POINTS OF CONTACT DOOR NOW LATCHES SMOOTHLY. WERT PERFORMED WITH REFERENCE TO CITATION 560 XL AMM 52-10-02

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