Service difficulty report · Handle · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 1, 2025
Submitted
June 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605812
Aircraft time
14,126 hours, 10,739 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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 DOOR REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. FROM THE CLOSED AND LOCKED POSITION, MOVING CABIN DOOR HANDLE TO THE OPEN POSITION IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN CLOSING. THE DOOR SHOWS 9 FLAGS CORRECTLY AND THE APPROPRIATE LIGHTS EXTINGUISH. PLEASE EVALUATE DOOR FOR PROPER RIGGING AND ALIGNMENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ARRIVED AT AC AND VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. COORDINATED WITH FBO TO POSITION AC INTO HANGAR. REVIEWED CABIN DOOR TS PROCEDURES AND GAINED ACCESS TO CABIN DOOR LINKAGE. FOUND THE AFT MIDDLE LATCH PIN WAS NOT MOVING AS FREELY AS THE OTHERS, CAUSING A BIND IN THE HANDLE. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE LATCH PINS AS REQUIRED AND CYCLED THE CABIN DOOR HANDLES SEVERAL TIMES. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF THE CABIN DOOR AND OPS CHECKS ARE SATISFACTORY. THE HANDLE OPERATION IS MUCH SMOOTHER WITH NO BINDING NOTED. NOTIFIED MCC, CLOSED ACCESS AND RETURNED AC TO ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 52-10-00. 01JUN2025.

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