Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 27, 2025
Submitted
May 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0415
Aircraft time
482 hours, 320 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

AFTER A 3 HOUR LEG, 30 MIN TURN, 1.5 HOUR LEG, 30 MIN TURN AND ANOTHER 1.0 LEG THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IT TOOK EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE TO LOCK THE DOOR FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. AFTER IT SAT ON THE GROUND FOR AN HOUR AND THEN HAD A LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT, MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE SEEMED ALMOST NORMAL CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED MAIN CABIN DOOR HEALTH CHECK/DATA COLLECTION CHECK LIST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SENT RESULTS TO MCC. REF CE-680A AMM 52-10-04. VERIFIED DOOR RIG WITH NO DEFECT NOTED PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK OF DOOR WITH NO DEFECT NOTED ALSO CYCLED THE DOOR AND LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINS AND CYCLED IT AGAIN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME . REFF CE 680A AMM 52-10-00 MCC ELECT TO RELEASE AIRCRAFT

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