Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 22, 2023
Submitted
July 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0324
Aircraft time
929 hours, 568 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
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 CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. HANDLE IS BINDING. POWERED ACFT & OPS DOOR OPEN & CLOSED NOTING AS DOOR ENTERS INTO DOOR FRAME A THUMP IS HEARD & DOOR IS OBSERVED SHIFTING AFT WHERE IT FAILS TO ENTER FULLY INTO THE DOOR FRAME. AT THIS TIME WAS UNABLE TO ROTATE HANDLE DOWN TO ENGAGE DOOR BAYONETS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION & TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND DOOR IS CONTACTING THE FWD DOOR FRAME RUB BLOCK WHICH IS PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM FULLY ENTERING THE FRAME FROM PROPER DOOR LATCHING. COMPLIED WITH DOOR FRAME RUB BLOCK ADJUST IAW MM 52-10-45 TO OBTAIN PROPER DOOR/DOOR RUB BLOCK CLEARANCE. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF PAX DOOR IAW MM 52-10-00, NO DEFECTS. DOOR NOW FULLY ENTERS DOOR FRAME & HANDLE OP NORMAL. OPS CHECKS GOOD

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