Service difficulty report · Unknown · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
August 3, 2023
Submitted
August 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000087
Aircraft time
416 hours, 235 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 DOOR: AFTER LIFTING THE MAIN DOOR UP THE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE TO CLOSE AND SECURE IT! NO CAS MESSAGES FOR THIS PROBLEM! TRIED POWER DOWN WITH NO CHANGE TO OUTCOME. REMOVED MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR STEP COVER. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOCKING LATCH PINS WERE LACKING SUFFICIENT LUBRICATION AND ONE WAS JAMMED UP IN IT'S RECESS. AFTER BREAKING IT FREE, LUBRICATED ALL 6 LATCH PINS GENEROUSLY. RE-INSTALLED MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR COVER AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE OPS CHECK IAW CE700 AMM 52-10-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.