Service difficulty report · Rod · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
May 17, 2023
Submitted
May 18, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800097
Aircraft time
13,472 hours, 8,980 cycles
Part
Rod
Part number
691134174
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 800
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: WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR SOME MINOR BINDING WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE DOOR WOULD NOT EXTEND FREELY ON OPENING AND FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO OVERCOME THE BINDING. THE RIGHT BOTTOM STRUT SEGMENT DISPLAYS BENDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED MED AFT TELESCOPING ROD IA W CE680 AMM 52-10-30. ADJUSTED CABIN DOOR COUNTER BALANCE SYSTEM AND PERFORMED OPS CK IN REF WITH CE680 AMM 52-10-5- OPS CHECK GOOD.