Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 30, 2025
Submitted
May 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0329
Aircraft time
2,956 hours, 2,044 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Main
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 DOOR: MAIN CABIN DOOR LATCH DIFFICULT TO CLOSE SHUT. WHEN OPENING, IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THE LATCH TO MOVE AND STALLS AT THE MIDWAY POINT, TO GET IT FULLY OPENED REQUIRED IT TO BE MUSCLED UP AND A LOUD NOISE CAN BE HEARD. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ARRIVED AT AIRCRAFT AND VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM RIGGING PROCEDURE BUT WEATHER DID NOT ALLOW. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED INTO A HANGAR THE NEXT DAY AND PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL RIGGING AND OPERATIONAL CHECK PER CE 680A AMM 52-10-00 SECTION D. RESTORED AIRCRAFT TO ORIGINAL CONFIQURATION.

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