Service difficulty report · Door · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
November 11, 2025
Submitted
November 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N843QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000092
Aircraft time
2,906 hours, 1,733 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAIN CABIN DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO SECURE CLOSED WITH INTERIOR SILVER HANDLE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR (MED). CONFIRMED THAT THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO SECURE CLOSED USING THE INTERIOR SILVER HANDLE. INSPECTED THE CABIN DOOR INNER HANDLE TO VERIFY THAT THE INNER HANDLE PAWL STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SLOT ON THE CABIN DOOR INNER HANDLE. VERIFIED THAT THE INNER DOOR HANDLE LATCH STOP BOLT MAKES PROPER CONTACT WITH THE INNER HANDLE. CHECKED CABIN DOOR LATCH AND LOCK MECHANISMS FOR SMOOTH OPERATION€”NO BINDING NOTED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR PINS AND LATCH STRIKERS, FOUND BINDING ON THE MED FORWARD UPPER TWO STRIKERS AND THE AFT UPPER STRIKER WITH THE LOCK PINS. PERFORMED CABIN DOOR LATCH STRIKER RIGGING IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AMM 52-10-00 OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY (OPS CHECK GOOD) AND NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.