Service difficulty report · Door · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
June 16, 2026
Submitted
June 18, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500508
Aircraft time
6,814 hours, 5,351 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
No Discrepancy
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

DOOR WOULD NOT PROPERLY CLOSE. WE LIFTED AND PUSHED THE DOOR UP, PULLED THE LATCH OUT AND ROTATED THE LATCH UP TO CLOSE. IT GAVE A LOT OF RESISTANCE AND WOULD NOT FULLY LOCK. THE DOOR WAS THEN STUCK CLOSED WITH THE VENT STILL IN. WHEN LATCH WAS PULLED DOWN TO OPEN. THE LATCH WAS LOSE AND WOULD NOT OPEN. WITH A LOT OF TRIES, THE DOOR WAS EVENTUALLY OPENED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: OPENED MAIN CABIN DOOR AND PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF DOOR SEALS, DOOR PINS, HINGES AND DOOR HANDLE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF BINDING OR DAMAGE TO MECHNICAL DOOR PINS. CLOSED DOOR FROM INSIDE AND DOOR CLOSED WITH NO PROBLEMS. OPENED DOOR AND CLOSED PAX DOOR WITH OUTSIDE HANDLE WITH WITH NO ABNORMAL RESISTANCE OPENED AND CLOSED DOOR 10 TIMES (DOOR VENT OPERATED) WITH NO PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME ALL WORK DONE USING AMM 52-10-00

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