Service difficulty report · Latch · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
July 2, 2024
Submitted
July 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206QS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
6055
Aircraft time
7,017 hours, 3,866 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

THE MAIN CABIN DOOR LATCH WILL NOT POP OPEN, SO WE CAN TURN IT AND OPEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DOOR LATCH WAS UNLOCKED. WE PUSHED THE RELEASE BUTTON. NOTHING HAPPENED. THE HANDLE IS STUCK IN ITS STOWED POSITION. THEREFORE, THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. ///CORRECTIVE ACTION/// ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR. THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT SPRING OUT AFTER HITTING THE PUSH TRIGGER BUTTON. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THE HANDLE SPRUNG OUT. FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF LUBRICATION CAUSING THE HANDLE LATCH TO GET STUCK CLOSED. CLEANED ALL VISIBLE SURFACES AND APPLIED LUBRICATION AS NEEDED. DOOR HANDLE OPEN AND CLOSES WITHOUT ANY DEFECTS. OP CHECKS GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IN REF TO CL-650 AMM 52-11-07.