Service difficulty report · Pawl · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
September 19, 2024
Submitted
September 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N247QS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
6171
Aircraft time
2,852 hours, 1,520 cycles
Part
Pawl
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Main Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UNLOCKED MAIN DOOR BUT COULD NOT OPEN IT. ACCESS TO PLANE THRU BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR. OPENED MAIN DOOR FROM INSIDE. TESTED BY CLOING & TRYING TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. COULD NOT OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. OPENED DOOR FROM OUTSIDE WITH NO ISSUE 5 TIMES NO ISSUES, CUSTOMER REPORTS REPEAT WRITE UP & REQUEST TROUBLESHOOTING. REMOVED 3 ACCESS PANELS ON FWD SIDE OF STEPS AND INSPECTED LINKAGES. NOTICED A SQUEAK WITH OPERATING THE DOOR HANDLE. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REQUIRED. R SCHNEIDER 9/19/24. INSPECTED THE FOOT ROD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. COULD FEEL A BINDING AT THE DOOR TOP LOCKING CAMS. FOUND THAT THERE ARE 2 PAWLS THAT RIDE ON THE LOCKING CAMS AND ALL THOUGH THE CAMS WERE LUBED THE PAWLS WERE DRY. LUBED THE PAWLS IAW MM 12-20-04. AND THE BINDING WENT AWAY, DOOR OPENING OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY IAW MM 52-11-00-710-801.