Twin Commander 690C

Service difficulty reports · 23

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_key = '690C'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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SDR NI6R202606190066Regulator Valve · stuckDURING FLT, SMOKE IN CABIN, DURING SLOW CRUISE FLT OVER FIRE TRAFFIC AREA, PERFORMED QRH ITEMS, REMOVED SMOKE FROM CABIN. DEPARTED THE FTA TO KCDC LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MX TROUBLESHOT SMOKE IN CABIN TO BE COMING FROM RT ENG. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLEJun 18, 2026 · N840TW · Gulstm 690C · Air Conditioning SystemSDR 2019FA0000249Control Cable · severedLEFT INBOARD FLAP EXTEND CABLE BROKE AT INBOARD WING BELL CRANK CAUSING BOTH LEFT FLAPS TO NOT EXTEND AND CREATED ASYMMETRIC FLIGHT WHEN FLAP SWITCH WAS SELECTED IN 20 DEGREE AND 40 DEGREE DOWN POSITIONS.Aug 6, 2019 · N835CC · Gulstm 690C · Trailing Edge Flap Control SystemSDR 2019F00229Skin · crackedFOUND CRACK IN VERTICAL TAIL SKIN ABOVE "PYRAMID" IN DOUBLER. INSTALLED 5" ACCESS HOLE IN LH VERTICAL SKIN IN REFERENCE TO GTEC, INC ENGINEERING. FOUND MID SPAR CRACKED ON RH SIDE OPPOSITE OF CRACK IN SKIN. INSTALLED A DOUBLER ON THE LH AND RH FLANGE OF THEJun 6, 2019 · N840G · Gulstm 690C · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/SkinSDR LCPR201405010001Wheel · fracturedAFTER LANDING, FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL FLAT AND THE NOSE WHEEL RIM BEAD SEAT AREA LT WHEEL HALF FRACTURED.Apr 22, 2014 · N5878K · Gulstm 690C · Wheel/Ski/FloatSDR CA110914011Seat Back · cracked(CAN) DURING DESCENT, THE SEAT BACK ON THE PILOT`S SEAT BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. THE ACFT WAS ON AUTOPILOT SO THERE WAS NO TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE DESCENT AND LANDED NORMALLY. IT APPEARS TO BE A CLEAN BREAK ON THE EDGE OF THE WESep 12, 2011 · Gulstm 690C · Flight Compartment EquipmentSDR EPDA20110804001Seal · leakingRT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMB AT HIGH POWER SETTING. REDUCED POWER AND LIGHT WENT OUT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTION REVEALED POSSIBLE EXHAUST SEAL LEAK.Aug 4, 2011 · N74EF · Gulstm 690C · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/NozzleSDR 2011FA0000321Scavenge Pump · failedPILOT REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE RPM ACCELERATED UNCOMMANDED FROM 98 PERCENT TO APPROXIMATELY 103.5 PERCENT MOMENTARILY, A FEW SECONDS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND LAND THE ACFT SINGLE ENGINE, HE DID SO WITHOUT INCIDEMay 17, 2011 · N840GH · Gulstm 690C · Turbine Engine Oil SystemSDR 2010FA0001102Pulley · chafedFLAP PULLEY CHAFES FLAP BRACKET - PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED IN BOTH AD 98-07-17 AND SB 226.Oct 8, 2010 · N63DU · Gulstm 690C · Trailing Edge Flap Control SystemSDR 2010FA0000479Scavenge Pump · dirtyDURING FLIGHT, LT ENGINE OIL TEMP NEARED RED LINE BUT DID NOT GO OVER. NO OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS HAD ANY DEFECT. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE LT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTION AND LANDED WITH NO OTHER INCIDENTS. MX REMOVED REAR SCAVANGE PUMP AND CLEANED OIL RESIDUE FROMApr 10, 2010 · N844SC · Gulstm 690C · Turbine Engine Oil SystemSDR 2010FA0000178Terminal · burnedPILOT REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE AND THEN SEEING FLAMES FROM THE RT SIDE FWD SECTION OF GLARE SHIELD. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE WINDSHIELD HEAT, FLAMES EXTINGUISHED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THDec 16, 2009 · N5878K · Gulstm 690C · Ice/Rain Protection System WiringSDR CA091215006Piston · cracked(CAN) NDT OUR LANDING GEAR AND RETRACT COMPONENTS EVERY 5 YEARS. COMPLETE AN NDT INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. DURING THIS INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF A PISTON FOUND CRACKED IN OUR FLEET OF 4 TWIN COMMANDERS (TC NR 20091Dec 15, 2009 · Gulstm 690C · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension SystemSDR 2006FA0000899Bolt · shearedDURING ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND NOSE GEAR LOWER DRAG BRACE BOLT SHEARED AT JUNCTION OF REDUCED DIAMETER BOLT HAD NOT YET CAME OUT OF ITS BORE AND THEREFORE THE GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE. BUT IT WAS READY TO. (K)Aug 9, 2006 · N777NV · Gulstm 690C · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension SystemSDR 2005FA0001229Connector · wornPILOT REPORTED INABILITY OF "SERIES" START WITH A/C. UPON INSPECTION FOUND + PIN OF RH BATTERY BROKEN OFF IN BATTERY CONNECTOR. INSPECTED LH BATTERY FOUND + PIN WITH PARTIAL BURN INDICATION. REMOVED TOPS OF BOTH BATTERIES AND NOTED INDICATION OF HIGH HEAT ABAug 3, 2005 · N835CC · Gulstm 690C · Electrical ConnectorsSDR 2008FA0000711Window · crackedACFT LOST PRESSURIZATION. AFTER LANDING THE RT CABIN WINDOW WAS FOUND CRACKED. AFTER REMOVAL THE CRACK WAS FOUND TO EXTEND FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDOW INTO MOUNTING SCREW HOLE NR 22 AFT OF THE FRONT OF THE WINDOW THEN FWD 14 INCHES THROUGH 13 MOUNTING HOLES. THOct 3, 2004 · Gulstm 690C · Passenger Compartment WindowsSDR FTU2004F00004Longeron · crackedWHILE COMPLYING WITH SB 187, ANTENNA INSPECTION AND MODIFICATION PART 1, THE LT FS 223.98 UPPER FUSELAGE FRAME CHANNEL RETURN FLANGE AT THE LT NR 1 LONGERON INTERSECTION WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE DAMAGED FRAME SECTION IS COMMON TO THE NR 1 LONGERON AND IS SHIMMEJun 16, 2004 · N840JC · Gulstm 690C · Fuselage Main, Longeron/StringerSDR EPD2003F00001Switch · failedROCKER SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THE ENVIROMENTAL FANS WAS FOUND OVERHEATED. THE SWITCH HAS LOOSE TERMINALS AND CHECK WITH HIGH RESISTANCE. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT TRIP AND IS LOCATED IN THE AFT ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT.Jun 15, 2003 · N73EF · Gulstm 690C · Cabin Pressure Control SystemSDR 20001207SH015Lock · brokenSTART-LOCK BROKE AND PIN FELL OUT BECAUSE RETAINING COTTER PIN WAS TOO WEAK. (X)Nov 27, 2000 · N840V · Gulstm 690C · Propeller AssemblySDR 99ZZZX3707Bulkhead · crackedTHIS AIRCRAFT IS JUST ONE OF FOUR THIS YEAR (OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL) THAT HAVE HAD STC SA 8214SW FROM THE COMMANDER SERVICE CENTER (REMOVAL OF THE CLAMSHELL DOORS) THAT WERE FOUND WITH LARGE CRACKS INSIDE THE WHEELWELL ON THE AFT BULKHEAD.Aug 27, 1999 · N67FE · Gulstm 690C · Fuselage Main, BulkheadSDR 99ZZZX2480Clevis · failedTHE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD RETRACT CYLINDER CLEVIS BROKE CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE ON LANDING. THE LEFT GEAR INBOARD EXTENSION/RETRACTION ACTUATOR IS CONNECTED TO THIS RETRACT CYLINDER CLEVIS. THIS IS THE PHYSICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE Jun 17, 1999 · N840V · Gulstm 690C · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension SystemSDR 97ZZZX2036Engine · low oil pressUPON REACHING FL 26,000 FEET, PILOT OBSERVED OIL PRESSURE DECREASING SLOWLY. THE OIL PRESSURE HAD REACHED A LOW END RED LINE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, INVESTIGATION WAS MADE INTO OIL PRESSURE. PREApr 29, 1997 · N3XY · Gulstm 690C · Turbine Engine Oil SystemSDR 96ZZZX1951Seal · failedAT 18,000 FEET, PILOT SMELLED SMOKE. CABIN TEMP WENT FULL HOT. SHUT DOWN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT. WHEN ON GROUND, TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE CARBON FACE SEAL OF THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE HAD FAILED ON THE OUTPUT SIDE ALLOWING OIL INTO THE CABIN AIR.Mar 21, 1996 · N600BM · Gulstm 690C · Cabin Cooling SystemSDR 95ZZZX5250Skin · crackedDURING THE COURSE OF A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND THE LT AILERON LEADING EDGE SKIN CRACKED AT THE INBOARD MOST BALANCE WEIGHT ATTACHMENT SCREWS. THE CRACKS RANGED FROM .75 INCH TO 1.75 INCH IN LENGTH AND TOTALED 7 IN NUMBER. THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THIS DAMAAug 31, 1995 · N47TT · Gulstm 690C · AileronsSDR 95ZZZX3089Indicator · leakOXYGEN SYSTEM LEAK. FOUND THE LEAK ON THE COPILOT'S MASK. THE FLOW INDICATOR HAS A CLEAR PLASTIC PIECE TO VIEW OXYGEN FLOW. THIS IS THE 2ND MASK FOUND IN THE PAST 2 YEARS WITH THE SAME LEAK. THERE IS A 120-DAY BACKORDER ON THIS MASK. THIS REQUIRES OPERATOMar 20, 1995 · N67FE · Gulstm 690C · Crew Oxygen System
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