Service difficulty report · Position Switch · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 12, 2023
Submitted
October 13, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800169
Aircraft time
13,840 hours, 9,339 cycles
Part
Position Switch
Part number
NI10G18KAN6X
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DESCENDING THROUGH 7000 FEET THE CABIN DOOR OPEN AMBER MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. UPON LANDING THE SIGHT GAUGES SHOWED THE HASH MARKS THAT'S THE PINS WERE IN PLACE. VERIFIED INTERNAL DOOR SWITCHES WERE GAPPED PER THE AMM, VERIFIED THE DOOR LOCK PIN PROX SWITCH GAPPED CORRECTLY. REMOVED INTENNITTENT SWITCH AND INSTALLLED NEW PROX SWITCH, OPS CHECK. GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND AN INCORRECT NUMBER OF SHIMS INSTALLED ON THE FORWARD DOOR POSITION SWITCH AND AFT DOOR GUIDE BLOCK. REMOVED THE EXTRA SHIM FROM THE AFT DOOR GUIDE BLOCK AND INS1I'LLLED UNDER THE FORWARD DOOR POSITION SWITCH . OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 52-10-00, 52-70-00, 52-10-20, 25-20-30, IPC 52-10-00 FIGURE 3 AND 52-70-00 FIGURE 1.