Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 28, 2023
Submitted
December 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605580
Aircraft time
15,674 hours, 12,057 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

DOOR DOESN`T OPEN AFTER MOVING HANDLE TO OPEN. SEAL REMAINS INFLATED FOR 8-10 SECS. POWER OFF CONFIRMED PRECATCH OPS & DOOR FUNCTIONS NORMAL. STARTED APU & DOOR SEAL SLOW TO DEFLATE. FOUND DOOR ACCOUSTIC SEAL VALVE NOT EXTENDING ALL THE WAY. CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES & STILL WOULD NOT EXTEND UNLESS PULLED ON MANUALLY, PLUNGER FULLY EXTENDED ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT ISSUE. SHUT & OPEN DOOR & INFLATION-DEFLATION SUCCESSFUL, LUBRICATED DOOR HANDLE, LINKAGE, & ACTUATED. CONFIRMED SIDEWALL CAUSING ISSUES. REMOVED MED AFT SURROUND & FOUND RUBBER TO LOWER AFT DOOR SEAL TOO LONG & WHEN SIDEWALL IN PLACE, KINKED HOSE. SHORTENED HOSE. OPS DOOR & DOOR HANDLE SMOOTH & DOOR OPS CHECKED GOOD. C/W AMM 52-10-04 & SPM 20-30-05,

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