Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 15, 2026
Submitted
August 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5606512
Aircraft time
132 hours, 96 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE MAIN CABIN DOOR IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE DOOR ALSO INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT OPEN WITHOUT USING THE PRECATCH RELEASE EVEN AFTER LATCHING THE DOOR WITH THE DOOR HANDLE. IT MAY OPEN NORMALLY FIVE OR SIX TIMES AND THEN THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX TIMES REQUIRE THE PRE-CATCH RELEASE AFTER FULLY UNLATCHING THE DOOR IN ORDER TO GET IT OPENED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. MADE FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UPPER AFT LATCH PLATE AND FWD MIDDLE LATCH PLATE AND AFTER SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS THE DOOR IS OPERATING NORMALLY. WE WERE ABLE TO OPERATE THE DOOR OVER 15 TIMES WITHOUT THE INTERIOR HANDLE GETTING DIFFICULT TO OPEN. WE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT GETTING STUCK ON THE PRE CATCH DURING ANY OF OUR TESTING. SUBMITTED VIDEOS TO MCC OF THE DOOR BEING OPERATED AND THEY AGREED TO SIGN THIS ITEM OFF. ALL WORK DONE IN REF TO AMM 52-10-00 AND SRM 51-00-03.

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