Service difficulty report · Latch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
October 6, 2024
Submitted
October 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N638QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0330
Aircraft time
2,217 hours, 1,473 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Zone 100
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

NOSE DOOR OPEN L AMBER CAS: ON CLIMBOUT AT 250 KNOTS WE GOT THE AMBER CAS MESSAGE FOR LEFT NOSE DOOR. WE FOLLOWED QRH AND LANDED BACK AT INDY. UPON LANDING WE SAW THE BOTTOM LEFT LATCH WAS SLIGHTLY OPEN. BOTH MY COPILOT AND I VERIFIED ALL LATCHES WERE CLOSED AND SECURED BEFORE DEPARTURE. PERFORMED NOSE DOOR OPERATIONAL TEST IAW 52-40-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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