Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 11, 2021
Submitted
December 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0041
Aircraft time
4,798 hours, 3,214 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
S28001256
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
L
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MAIN DOOR: AFTER STARTING THE FIRST ENGINE WITH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR CLOSED, THE CABIN DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGE WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AND WE COULD HEAR THE DOOR SOLENOID CYCLING. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND THE APU STILL RUNNING, THE CAS MESSAGE CONTINUED TO CYCLE ON AND OFF. REPEAT WRITE UP. VIDEO ATTACHED. // SIGNOFF // GAINED ACCESS TO THE OUTER PADDLE DOOR PROX SWITCH (SCOO8), ADJUSTED THE PROX SWITCH TO THE MINIMUM TOLERANCE AS REQUIRED AND FOUND THE CONNECTOR TO BE SLIGHTLY LOOSE UPON REMOVAL. PROPERLY INSTALLED THE PROX SWITCH AND CONNECTOR IAW CE-680A MM CH 52·70·10. PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS TEST OF THE DOOR AND RAN THE AIRCRAFT FOR 30 MIN WITH THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE MONITORING THE CMC WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. PER MCC REQUEST AND BASED ON TEAM 680'S RECCOMMENDATION WE ARE TO CHANGE THE PROX SWITCH. POO. JV 12/11/2021. REMOVED PROX SWITCH SCOO8. INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED NEW SWITCH AND RIGGED AS REQUIRED, OPS CHECKS GOOD, CLOSED ACCESS TO SWITCH AND REINSTALLED PREVIOUSLY REMOVED PANELS AND STAIRS. C/W DOOR OPS CHECKS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER CLOSE UP. ALL CHECKS GOOD REF CE-680A AMM 52-70-10

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