Service difficulty report · Handle · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
September 27, 2024
Submitted
September 30, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N247QS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
6171
Part
Handle
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

AFTER LANDING, THE INTERIOR MAIN CABIN DOOR RELEASE HANDLE WOULD ONLY TRAVEL 3/4 OF THE WAY AND WOULD GET STUCK. THE TOP ROLLERS ON THE DOOR LATCH WERE AT ABOUT 75% TRAVEL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOW THE HANDLE WITHOUT HANGING ON THE DOOR TO TAKE THE LOAD OFF OF IT. AFTER THE 4TH ATTEMPT, FORCING THE HANDLE UP, THE UPPER ROLLERS FINALLY RELEASED FROM THE CATCHES AND THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO BE OPENED CORRECTIVE ACTION: ARRIVED AT AC AND FOUND THE PAX DOOR OPENS EASILY FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT OCCASIONALLY BINDS AT THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE STOPS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN WITH THE INSIDE HANDLE. FOUND THE PULL-IN CAMS OF THE DOOR WOULD CONTACT THE STOP-BOLTS ON THE UPPER FUSELAGE FRAME AT THE WRONG TIME, CREATING RESISTANCE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. ADJUSTED STOP-BOLTS ON THE FUSELAGE AS NEEDED AND OPENED AND CLOSED THE PAX DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES MULTIPLE TIMES AND FOUND THE PAX DOOR OPERATES SMOOTHLY AND EASILY. OPS CHECKS ARE SATISFACTORY, THE PAX DOOR ITSELF DID NOT NEED ADJUSTMENT OR RE-RIG. NOTIFIED MCC AND SECURED AC AS NEEDED. WORK PERFORMED IRW CL-650 AMM 52-11-00.