Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
August 23, 2023
Submitted
August 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800235
Aircraft time
13,417 hours, 9,033 cycles
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
691132921
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
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

REPEAT WRITE UP, MAIN CABIN DOOR PRE CATCH RELEASE LEVER WILL NOT STOW. REMAINS IN A 90 DEGREE POSITION WITH THE MAIN HANDLE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. WITH THE HANDLE IN THE OPEN POSITION, PRE CATCH MOVES TO A 70 DEGREE POSITION. FOUND DOOR PRE CATCH LATCH HANDLE CLOCKED OUT OF THE RIGGED POSTION. REMOVED DOOR PANELS AND GAINED ACCES TO DOOR PRE CATCH ASSY. FOUND WORN OUT HARDWEAR THAT CAUSED SLOP IN ASSY AND ALLOWED LATCH HANDLE TO TRAVEL OVER CENTER PAST LOCK/ OPEN POSTION. REMOVED WORN OUT HARDWARE AND BELLCRANK ASSY. INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED NEW HARDWARE AND BELLCRANK ASSY. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE DOOR PRE CATCH ASSY WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 52· 10·40.