Service difficulty report · Latch · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
July 13, 2026
Submitted
July 14, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000105
Aircraft time
3,240 hours, 1,924 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 11000 FEET, WE RECEIVED AN AMBER CABIN ALT CAS MESSAGE. WE LEVELED AT 12,000 FEET, RAN THE QRH AND MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO TEB. WE DID NOT LAND OVERWEIGHT. AFTER LANDING, THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF NOISE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH. OXYGEN MASKS MANUALLY DEPLOYED. INSPECTED EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH AND PERFORMED GVI ON DOOR AND FRAME STRUCTURE. FOUND BOTTOM LATCHES OF HATCH BINDING, SECURED EXIT HATCH. STOWED ALL PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS. PERFORMED OPS CHK OF EMERGENCY HATCH. OPS CHKD GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED CABIN LEAK, PRESSURIZATION CHK. CABIN LEAK/PRESSURIZATION CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 52-20-05, 52-20-00, 21-30-00. 35-20-20.