Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 11, 2025
Submitted
January 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0375
Aircraft time
1,351 hours, 955 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Location
None
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

SEVERE TURBULENCE: AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE INFLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH THE FLAPS UP AND THE GEAR UP WITH AUTOPILOT ON, AUTOTHROTTLES ON, SPD FMS, VS ON. THERE WERE TWO SEVERE TURBULENCE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN BETWEEN FL240 AND FL200. THE TURBULENCE WAS ENOUGH TO DISCONNECT THE AUTOPILOT. ADDITIONALLY BOTH PILOTS HIT THERE HEADS ON THE CEILING AND HAD BEEN LIFTED OUT OF THEIR SEATS MOMENTARILY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO EXCEED AND LIMITATIONS OR HAVE AN NOTICABLE DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AT THIS TIME. CORRECTIVE ACTION: INSPECTED IAW CE680A AMM 05-50-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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