Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 18, 2024
Submitted
August 21, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605708
Aircraft time
14,948 hours, 11,435 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
671402310
Condition
Faulted
Location
Main Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
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 DIFFICULT TO OPEN & CLOSE FROM INSIDE & OUTSIDE OF ACFT. WHEN APU BLEED AIR IS ON, THERE`S APPROX A 10 SEC DELAY FOR DOOR SEAL TO DEFLATE AFTER OPENING DOOR. WHEN CLOSING DOOR, PRECATCH WILL HOLD DOOR CLOSED, BUT WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN HANDLE IS PULLED. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF DOOR PRE-CATCH. NO DEFECTS, PRE-CATCH PERFORMS AS REQUIRED. LUBRICATED DOOR LOCKING PINS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF DOOR SEAL, WAS NOTED THAT SEAL DEFLATES AT A SLOW RATE. REMOVED SUSPECT FAULTY ACOUSTIC SEAL VALVE & INSTALLED A NEW VALVE. REMOVED BROKEN TUBE ASSY & INSTALLED A NEW TUBE ASSY. OPS CHECK PERFORMED GOOD, NO DEFECTS. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 52-10-01, 52-10-00, 36-15-00, 25-20-05 & 25-20-17.

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