Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
November 14, 2024
Submitted
November 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0408
Aircraft time
34 hours, 26 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

WHEN CLOSING MAIN CABIN DOOR, AFTER ITS FULLY CLOSED, PUSHING SILVER HANDLE DOWN, IT JAMS UP , MIDWAY TO THE LOCKED POSITION. SILVER HANDLE WILL MOVE TO THE FULLY LOCKED POSITION, WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE SILVER HANDLE. DOOR MAY BE POSSIBLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE PLAN IS TO FERRY THE ACFT TO TXTA FOR STRUCTURES TO ADDRESS THE DOOR/ FUSELAGE SKIN MISMATCH. ADJUSTED & RIGGED THE LATCH STRIKERS FOR THE MED DOOR/ HANDLE FOR SMOOTH OPERATION. VERIFIED THE MED OPENS & CLOSES NORMAL & ALL INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL, NO CAS FAULT MSG'S. THE SKIN MISMATCH IS PRESENT. SEE STEPS FOR FURTHER INFO. WORK DONE WTIH REF CE680MA AMM 52-10-00 & 52-10-11.

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