Service difficulty report · Door · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
July 13, 2025
Submitted
July 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20666
Aircraft time
9,028 hours, 5,222 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
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

COMPLETED A FLIGHT AND WHILE OPENING THE MAIN CABIN DOOR NOTICED HANDLE WAS LIGHLY STIFF & THEN LIGHTLY POPPED UP AND WAS WORKING. THOUGHT IT WAS PERHAPS "USER ERROR". WE THEN VERIFIED BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR A FEW TIMES TO SEE IF IT COULD BE DUPLICATED. NO ISSUES WERE NOTICED. AFTER A SECOND FLIGHT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 430 FOR OVER THREE HOURS, I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE HANDLE WAS VERY STIFF WITH A SIGNIFICANT BIND AND THEN SUDDENLY BROKE FREE WITH A VERY LOUD BANG. THE DOOR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY DURING THE REST OF THE CYCLE. CLOSED AND OPENED THE DOOR A FEW TIMES AND HAD NO OTHER ISSUES CORRECTIVE ACTION: LOCK HOOK ADJUSTED. OPS CHECK COMPLETE. IAW CL-350 AMM 52-11-05-05.