Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 29, 2023
Submitted
November 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605650
Aircraft time
13,918 hours, 10,659 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN DOOR: MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT PUSHING THE PRE-CATCH AND IT IS HARDER THEN NORMAL TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. CLEANED ALL LATCH PLATES AND DOOR PINS OF ALL LUBRICATION. APPLIED MASKING TAPE OVER LATCH PLATES INK ON PIN FACE. CLOSE CABIN DOOR AND SLOWLY ENGAGED DOOR PINS. OPENED DOOR AND EXAMINED WHERE PINS MARKED ON ECCENTRIC RINGS. FOUND THAT ALL LATCH PINS WERE HITTING OR RUBBING AGAINST ECCENTRIC RINGS. ADJUSTED ALL LATCH PLATES/ ECCENTRIC RINGS IAW AMM 52-10-00. OPENED AND CLOSED CABIN DOOR AND DOOR CLOSES NORMALLY REFERENCED AMM 52-10-01

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