Service difficulty report · Counterbalance · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 4, 2025
Submitted
May 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605651
Aircraft time
15,793 hours, 11,978 cycles
Part
Counterbalance
Condition
Faulted
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 ENTRANCE DOOR IS VERY HARD/HEAVY TO CLOSE THE LAST 2 FEET OF MOVEMENT. WHEN OPENING DOOR, IT POPS OPEN ABOUT 2 FEET AND PULLED CREWMEMBER INTO DOOR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: OPENED AND DOSED DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES, FOUND DOOR COUNTER BALANCE ASSIST NOT ALLOWING DOOR TO HAVE FULL ASSIST, INSPECTED DOOR CABLES AND FOUND FRAYING ON AFT CABLE, ALSO NOTED TENSION SEEMED LOW WHEN FEELING BY HAND, CONTACTED AMCC AND ORDERED TWO NEW DOOR COUNTER BALANCE CABLES AND ALSO ORDERED CABLE TENSIOMETER FROM WEST STAR LOGISTICS €¢. 5/5/25 D.P, J.G RECEIVED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED PARTS, REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT MAIN CABIN DOOR COUNTERBALANCE CABLES WITH NEW I.A.W CE-560XL M/M CHAP 52-10-03, TENSIONED CABLES AS REQUIRED, OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. CABLE TENSIOMETER TL-105556

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