Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
July 14, 2025
Submitted
July 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334QS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800164
Aircraft time
14,795 hours, 9,776 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
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

THERE IS DIFFICULTY OPENING AND CLOSING THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. WHEN OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE RELEASE HANDLE OPERATES NORMALLY, HOWEVER THE DOOR REQUIRES MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL TO OPEN. WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE DOOR CLOSES WITH MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL AND THE DOOR HANDLE IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE TO A CLOSED POSITION. WHEN OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, AFTER THE MAIN HANDLE IS RELEASED, THE DOOR REQUIRES MORE THAN NORMAL FORCE TO PUSH OPEN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: TECHS ARRIVED TO AIRCRAFT AND NOTED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO SEAT PROPERLY WHEN ATTEMPING TO LATCH THE PRECATCH. TECHS NOTED THE GAP FROM THE MAIN CABIN DOOR TC FUSELAGE WAS NOT WITHIN TOLERANCE. TECHS PERFORMED THE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR PER CE-680 AMM 52-10-00. TECHS NOTED THE ACOUSTIC SEAL STARTING TO FOLD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR AS WELL. TECHS REALIGNED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR ACOUSTIC SEAL PER CE-680 AMM 52-10-10. NO FUTHER DEFECTS NOTED