Service difficulty report · Roller · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
June 30, 2020
Submitted
July 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N714TS
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
340
Aircraft time
5,717 hours, 4,060 cycles
Part
Roller
Part number
AR514111
Condition
Broken
Location
Entry Door
Part time
5,717 hours, 4,060 cycles
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

AFTER SHUTDOWN THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER CLAMSHELL WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. THE MED HANDLE WAS DIFFICULT TO ROTATE FROM THE INSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. LINE SERVICE WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE DOOR HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE AND OPEN THE MED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE CAM ROLLER BROKEN CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. REPLACED SAME. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.