Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 11, 2024
Submitted
May 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N630QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0179
Aircraft time
5,292 hours, 3,416 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Slow
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 CABIN DOOR SLOW TO OPEN. FROM OUTSIDE PULL DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN IMMEDIATELY. IT CRACKED OPEN THEN HAD TO PULL WITH HAND AND THE DOOR CAME DOWN. AFTER OPERATING THE MAIN CABIN DOOR, FOUND THAT WHEN WE OPEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR SEAL IS CAUSING TOO MUCH FRICTION BETWEEN THE DOOR CUTOUT AND THE DOOR. CLEANED RESIDUE ON MAIN CABIN DOOR SEAL AND AROUND THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. PERFORMED OPERERATIONAL CHECK OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR, FULL Y OPEN AND FULLY CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. REF AMM 52-10-04

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