Service difficulty report · Handle · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
April 4, 2025
Submitted
April 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500275
Aircraft time
8,460 hours, 6,517 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Binding
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

MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR, EXTERIOR HANDLE DOES NOT STOW WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED WHEN USING THE INTERIOR LOCK/LATCH HANDLE. PHOTO ATTACHED CORRECTIVE ACTION: INSPECTED DOOR AND VERFIED CREW WRITE UP, AND FOUND THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE STIFF TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. REMOVED DOOR STEP ASSY. TO FURTHER INSPECT THE DOOR LINKAGES FOUND THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE MAIN THROUGH ROD ASSY. TO BE OVERTIGHTED PER AMM AND THIS WAS CAUSING THE FRICTION AND ALSO NOT ALLOWING THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE TO STOW PROPERLY. RETORQUED OUTER DOOR HANDLE MAIN THROUGH ROD ASSY. NUT AS REQUIRED AND SAFTIED ALL CHECKS GOOD THE CABIN DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES SMOOTHLY ALSO CW OPS CHECK OF OUTER CABIN DOOR HANDLE WHICH NOW STOWS WHEN USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO CLOSE MAIN CABIN DOOR ALL CHECKS GOOD IAW EMB 505 AMM 52-10-00 TORQUE WRENCH USED: TL-106338

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