Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
March 13, 2020
Submitted
March 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0078
Aircraft time
3,187 hours, 2,109 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU FL370 WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE WITH LOUD AND HEAVY VIBERATIONS, CONSTANT PITCH VIBRATIONS WITH OCCASIONAL HARD YAWS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT... COMING THRU A SINGLE DIGET ALTITUDE THE VIBERATIONS JUST STOPPED.//SIGNOFF//PERFORMED ARES DOWNLOAD, CHECKED RUDDER AND AUTOPILOT MOVEMENT ALL CHECKS GOOD, PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS , FOUND LH GEAR DOOR LOOSE AND NOT STREAMLINE WITH SURFACE, ADJUSTED GEAR DOOR OPS CHECK FIT CHECK GOOD.DONE IAW CE 680A MM 52-80-25. SPOKE WITH TEAM LATITUDE, LOOKING INTO FLIGHT ARES DATA REPORT AND FOUND NO CAS MESSAGES, NO ERRONEOUS YAW INPUTS/OUTPUTS DURING THE WINDOW THE PILOTS SAID THEY HAS EXCESSIVE LEFT AND RIGHT YAW, NO ISSUES TO REPORTED DURING FLIGHT DURING THE ENTIRE FLIGHT

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