Service difficulty report · Handle · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 4, 2025
Submitted
April 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0419
Aircraft time
102 hours, 70 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Stiff
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 HANDLE: MAIN ENTRY DOOR HANDLE HAS TO BE PULLED DOWN FORCEFULLY INTO THE LOWER STOP WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR TO EXTINGUISH THE CABIN DOOR OPEN AMBER CAS MESSAGE. LIKEWISE, THE HANDLE MUST BE PULLED DOWN TO THE LOWER STOP BEFORE PUSHING THE RED RELEASE BUTTON IN ORDER TO REOPEN THE DOOR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: IT WAS NOTED MED DOOR HANDLE WAS SLIGHTLY STIFF UPON OPENING, PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS TEST OF THE CABIN DOOR WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED WAS NOT ABLE TO OUPUCATE THE SQK. REMOVED DOOR STEP AND ACCOMPUSHED A GVI OF DOOR RIGGING AND SWITCHES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. LUBRICATED DOOR LATCH PINS AS REQUIRED ANO PERFORMED SEVERAL SATISFACTORY OPS TEST OF CABIN DOOR WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED ALL. WORK PERFORMED IAW CE-680A AMM 52-10-00

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