Service difficulty report · Precatch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 19, 2024
Submitted
June 20, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605647
Aircraft time
15,765 hours, 11,991 cycles
Part
Precatch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

WHEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR IS ON THE PRECATCH AND THE DOOR HANDLE IS NOT LOCKED, THE PRECATCH RELEASE LEVER WILL NOT RELEASE THE DOOR OFF OF THE PRECATCH. TO RELEASE THE DOOR YOU MUST FIRST LOCK THE DOOR AND THEN UNLOCK THE CABIN DOOR. THE PRECATCH DOES CATCH THE DOOR PROPERLY WHEN CLOSING. PRECATCH RED RELEASE LEVER IS INOP CLEANED AND LUBRICATED MED PRECATCH RELEASE ASSEMBLY. CYCLED MED AND PRECATCH RELEASE 12 TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED THEN STARTED APU AND CYCLED THEM 12 MORE TIMES TO VERIFY ISSUE IS NOT DOOR SEAL RELATED, ALL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED REF CE560XL MM 52-10-01

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