Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
June 9, 2025
Submitted
June 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0046
Aircraft time
9,190 hours, 6,079 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Lack Of Lube
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 LANDING WE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN PUSHING THE RED BUTTON AND TRYING TO LIFT THE HNDLE, IT WOULD ONLY RAISE ROUGHLY 1/4 INCH AND REMAIN LOCKED. AT THE SAME TIME THE YELLOW CABIN DOOR OPEN LIGHT WAS CYCLING ON AND OFF. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT FINALLY OPENED. AFTER THE PX LEFT WE CYCLED THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES. THE ISSUE THEN BECAME THAT THE DOIR HANDLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY UNTIL IT MOVE ABOUT HALF WAY UP, THEN IT HIT SIGNIFICANT RESISTENCE REQUIRING MUCH MORE FORCE TO GET IT TO RAISE THE REST OF THE WAY FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: RELUBRICATED DOOR PINS. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW CESSNA CE-680A AMM 52-10-00.

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