Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
November 2, 2024
Submitted
November 4, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0112
Aircraft time
7,161 hours, 4,751 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
S28001257
Condition
Defective
Location
Main Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CABIN DOOR OPEN AMBER CAS: ENROUTE AT FL430 WE RECEIVED AMBER CHECK DOORS AND CABIN DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGES SIMULTANEOUSLY. FOLLOWING THE CHECKLIST WE WERE DIRECTED TO RAISE THE CABIN ALTITUDE, DESCEND, AND LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. WE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO CMH, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AWAY. CORRECTIVE ACTION; POWERED UP AIRCRAFT WE HAD HARD FAULTS CABIN DOOR OPEN AMBER CAS AND CHECK DOORS WITH CABIN DOOR AND ALL OTHER DOORS CLOSED. WHEN WE BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING DOOR REPORT AND FOUND A ¿PAWL DOOR SWITCH¿ DISCREPANCY, PLUS THE PAWL SOLENOID WAS NOT ENERGIZING. REMOVED AND CLEANED CONNECTOR ON ON PAWL PROX SWITCH AND VERIFIED PROX SWITCH OPERATION WITH TARGET AND INDICATOR LIGHTS. REMOVED AND INSPECTED NC105 PCB, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RE-INSTALLED NC105, REF CE 680A MM 24-60-40, AFTER RE-INSTALLING NC105 PAWL SOLENOID BEGAN WORKING AND ALL CAS MESSAGES EXTINGUISHED. DOOR INDICATIONS OPS CHECKS GOOD. REF CE 680 MM 52-70-00, 31-59-00. HARD FAULT NO LONGER PRESENT. AFTER REVIEWING ARES DATA FOUND INTERMITTENT INFLIGHT FAULT FROM UPPER FORWARD DOOR PROX SWITCH SC002. REMOVED AND REPLACE SC002, REF CE 680A MM 52-70-10. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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