Service difficulty report · Door · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
July 17, 2024
Submitted
July 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Aircraft serial
60072
Aircraft time
1,386 hours, 511 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Faulted
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 WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. IT GETS TO THE TOP BUT THERE IS AN INCH GAP STILL AT TOP OF DOOR AND HANDLE DOES NOT MOVE. ARRIVED ON-SITE WITH THE CREW THERE AND PERFORMED SEVERAL OPERATIONAL TESTS OF THE PASSENGER DOOR IAW AMM 52-11-00-710-801 AND FOUND THE OPERATIONAL TESTS SATISFACTORY. NOTE: DUE TO THE WIND IN KSFO, PUSHING THE DOOR INTO THE RECESSED POSITION, IF IT IS NOT COMPLETELY INTO THE RECESS, AND THEN PULLING THE HANDLE DOWN MAY BE NECESSARY. THIS IS STATED IN THE MANUAL. SPOKE TO MCC, NO HISTORY, AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED