Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 23, 2023
Submitted
October 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605559
Aircraft time
13,863 hours, 10,552 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 PRECATCH: PRE CATCH HANDLE TAKES AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF FORCE TO GET IT TO RELEASE. BOTH OUTSIDE BUTTON AND INSIDE HANDLE.VERIFIED WRITE UP. GAINED ACCESS TO PRECATCHE LEVER MECHANISM. FOUND ONE OF THE RUBBLER TUBES FOR THE ACOUSTIC DOOR SEAL INTERFERING WITH THE MECHANISM. REPOSITIONE AND SECURED TUBING, PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF PRECATCH IAW CE-560XL MM CHAP 52•10-01. CLOSED INTERIOR ACCCESS, AND RETURNED AC TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION

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