Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
February 26, 2024
Submitted
March 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0322
Aircraft time
1,872 hours, 1,215 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Main
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: MAIN CABIN DOOR HAS TO BE PULLED FROM OUTSIDE OR PUSHED FROM THE INSIDE TO OPEN IT AFTER THE HANDLE UNLATCHES THE PINS. THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE APPEARS TO HAVE DIFFERENT SPACING BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FUSELAGE FRAME. WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE AIR STAIR DOOR BUMPS INTO THE FUSELAGE FRAME. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. DUE TO WEATHER HAD TO MOVE AIRCRAFT INTO HANGAR. WAITED FOR FBO TO MOVE AIRCRAFT. ONCE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED INTO THE HANGAR, GAINED ACCESS TO THE MAIN DOOR FORWARD HINGE. ADJUSTED FORWARD AND AFT ADJUSTMENT BUSHINGS ON MAIN DOOR FORWARD HINGE AS REQUIRED. ADJUSTED BUSHINGS OVER AND OVER UNTIL DOOR GAP WAS WITHIN LIMITS. DOOR IS NOW ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND OPS-CHECK IS GOOD. CLOSED ACCESS TO THE MAIN DOOR FORWARD HINGE. PERFORMED MULTIPLE OPS-CHECKS AND OPS-CHECKS ARE GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IRW CE-680A AMM 52-10-00.

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