Service difficulty report · Handle · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
September 27, 2025
Submitted
September 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000113
Aircraft time
1,674 hours, 1,017 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
NR
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

MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE IS BINDING CAUSING IT TO REQUIRE EXTRA FORCE TO CLOSE FROM INSIDE CABIN. ABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT & REMOVED THE STAIRS FROM ACFT TO GAIN ACCESS TO DOOR HANDLE INNER LINKAGES: PERFORMED A GVI THE DOOR LATCH STRIKERS FOUND THAT LT MIDDLE DOOR LATCH STRIKER HAS SIGNS OF LATCH PINS WAS RUBBING AGAINST INNER PART OF DOOR LATCH STRIKER. PERFORMED GVI OF RT SIDE OF THE MIDDLE DOOR LATCH PIN HOUSING WAS RUBBING TOGETHER & STIFF. LUBRICATED THE DOOR LATCH PINS HOUSING AND ASSCOSIATED PARTS, LET SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND OPERATED THE CABIN DOOR HANDLE AND FOUND TO HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM OPEN TO CLOSED POSITION. INSTALLED THE STEPS BACK ON DOOR DONE IAW AMM 52-10-05 OPS CHECK IS GOOD.