Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 23, 2015
Submitted
July 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504LV
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5369
Aircraft time
4,082 hours, 3,559 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
S31771
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Pax Door
Part time
4,082 hours, 3,559 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE MAIN CABIN DOOR UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON, CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED & THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO BLOCK. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DOOR ALONG WITH LATCHING SYS WERE INSPECTED BY AN A & P. THE SYS WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED & THE DETERMINATION WAS THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED AGGRESSIVELY ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE LOCK MECHANISM FROM THE BEGINNING. NO OTHER DEFECT NOTED.

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