Service difficulty report · Striker · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
November 12, 2024
Submitted
November 14, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000082
Aircraft time
2,220 hours, 1,281 cycles
Part
Striker
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MAIN DOOR: MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. DOOR HANDLE BINDS MIDWAY WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. CORRECTIVE ACTION; FOUND AFT UPPER AND MIDDLE CABIN DOOR LATCH STRIKER PLATE ECCENTRICS LOOSE CAUSING THE DOOR TO BIND. RESECURED TO WHERE WE CAN OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR WITHOUT BINDING. VERIFIED MAIN CABIN DOOR ADJUSTMENTS AND RIGGING WAS WITHIN LIMITS NO DEFECTS NOTED, PERFORMED OPERATRIONAL CHECKS SEVERAL TIMES TO VERIFY DOOR WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE SMOOTHLY. CLEANED, INSPECTED AND LUBRICATED DOOR, PINS, ETC AND VERIFIED CAS MESSAGE INDICATED OPEN AND CLOSE IN THE COCKPIT. MANUALLY OPENED AND CLOSED PAX DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, DOOR HANDLE OPERATED SMOOTHLY WITH NO BINDING. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW CE700 AMM 52-10-00