Service difficulty report · Latch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 10, 2020
Submitted
December 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0090
Aircraft time
2,995 hours, 2,026 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROX 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH, FOUND FORWARD TOP BAGGAGE LATCH VERY SLIGHTLY RAISED AFTER LANDING. VERIFIED THAT CAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHES WHEN ALL LATCHES WERE RE-LATCHED. SIGN OFF. CHECKED ALL LATCHES ON BAGGAGE DOOR FOUND NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS, CLEANED AND LUBED ALL LATCHES, WHILE MONITORING LIVE DATA ON CMC OPERATED ALL THE BAGGAGE DOOR LATCHES INDIVIDULLY NUMEROUS TIMES AND ITS DISPLAY CORRESPONDINGLY OPEN CLOSE FOR ASSOCIATED LATCH ON CMC AS REQUIRED NO DEFECTS NOTED. BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND CLEARED PROPERLY, AS REQUIRED WITH DOOR BAGGAGE OPEN AND CLOSE. BAGGAGE DOOR OPERATIONS CHECKS GOOD, REF CE-680A MM 52-30-01.

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