Service difficulty report · Counterbalance · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 18, 2026
Submitted
August 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605818
Aircraft time
14,429 hours, 11,053 cycles
Part
Counterbalance
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

MAIN CABIN DOOR COUNTER BALANCER NEEDS READJUSTMENT. WHEN CLOSING DOOR ONCE HALF WAY PAST CENTER UP DOOR VIOLENTLY LUNGES UPWARDS WITH DANGEROUS FORCE AND VELOCITY. UNABLE TO REPRODUCE. OPERATED MAIN CABIN DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES, DOOR OPERATES NORMAL AND DOES NOT CLOSE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE OR VELOCITY. PERFORMED CABLE TENSION CHECK OF COUNTER-BALANCE CABLES, CABLES MEASURE 130LBS AND LIFTING FORCE MEASURED 12.87 LBS. BOTH MEASUREMENTS ARE WITHIN SPECS PER THE AMM. ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 52-10-03

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