Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
January 30, 2023
Submitted
January 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N248QS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
6172
Aircraft time
674 hours, 1,291 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Overtorqued
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

PAX DOOR STOW AMBER CAS: AFTER CLOSING THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR, LOWERING THE STOW DOOR HANDLE IT WAS SNUG & TOOK A LITTLE EXTRA PRESSURE TO LOWER. WHEN PULLING THE T HANDLE TO CLOSE THE EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE THAT TOOK A LOT OF PRESSURE TO PULL. PAX STOW HANDLE CAS MESSAGE KEPT COMING ON WHILE ON GROUND UNTIL YANKED REALLY HARD IN THE TEE HANDLE. CAS MESSAGE STAYED OUT. BUT NOT NORMAL PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO ENSURE DOOR WAS SECURED CLOSED. INSPECTED THE MED HANDLE LINKAGE & FOUND THE LOAD ADJUSTMENT BOLT ON THE INTERNAL HANDLE TO BE TOO TIGHT. ADJUSTED MED LOAD ADJUSTMENT BOLT IAW MM 52-11-00 1L-00. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF MED IAW MM 52-L1-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.