Service difficulty report · Door · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
June 26, 2026
Submitted
June 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000055
Aircraft time
5,142 hours, 3,028 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Lack Of Lube
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

VERY DIFFICULT TO SECURE FORWARD CABIN DOOR. MUST USE A LOT OF FORCE TO SECURE MAIN CABIN DOOR. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY ON MAIN CABIN DOOR; DOOR PINS FOUND DRY AND CONTAMINATED. CLEANED DOOR LATCH PINS AND PERFORMED INITIAL OPS CHECK WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS, THOUGH LUBRICATION WAS NOTED AS REQUIRED. COORDINATED WITH MCC, TEXTRON, AND AQRD REGARDING APPROVED GREASE; MOLYKOTE 6173 IDENTIFIED AS SPECIFIED LUBRICANT, WITH NO APPROVED ALTERNATES FROM OEM. RECEIVED AQRD APPROVAL (RFTS-117683 REV. 0) FOR ALTERNATE USE OF MOLYKOTE 33 MEDIUM EXTREME LOW TEMPERATURE GREASE. GAINED ACCESS TO DOOR PINS AND LUBRICATED LATCH PINS USING MOLYKOTE 33 IAW RFTS-117683 REV. 0. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF CABIN DOOR WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS; DOOR HANDLE OPERATES SMOOTHLY. CLOSED UP ACCESS AS REQUIRED. WORK PERFORMED IAW CE-700 AMM 12-20-15 AND RFTS-117683 REV. 0. MOLYKOTE 6173 REMAINS ON ORDER.