Service difficulty report · G Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
February 23, 2025
Submitted
February 25, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0125
Aircraft time
7,775 hours, 5,067 cycles
Part
G Switch
Condition
Tripped
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER 2 CHARGING CYCLES OF 30 MINUTES EACH, EMER LIGHTS TEST FAILS. EVEN WHEN EMER LIGHTS SWITCH IS ON, SEAT 10 LIGHTS, MAIN ENTRY DOOR LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. G SWITCH VERIFIED RESET AT THE BEGINNING OF CHARGING CYCLE1. PERFORMED T HE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM PER AMM 35-50-00 AND T HE EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH TEAM 700 THEY ADVISED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS SHOULD NOT COME ON WITH THE BATTERIES DISCONNECTED AND EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH PLACED INTO THE ARM POSIT ION. PER TEAM 700'S RECOMMENDATION WE PERFORMED THE OPERATIONAL CHECK ONCE WITH BATTERIES ONLY, AND AGAIN WITH EXTERNAL DC POWER ONLY, BOTH CHECKS YIELDED THE SAME CORRECT RESULTS PER THE AMM, NO DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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