Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 23, 2025
Submitted
May 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0273
Aircraft time
4,142 hours, 2,717 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
AP
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

GEAR POSITION & WARNING: SELECTING LANDING GEAR DOWN, WE RECEIVED A GEAR DISAGREE L R N AND THE ICAS ON THE MFD SHOWED 3 AMBER UP INSTEAD OF 3 GREEN. WE RAN THE DISAGREE CHECKLIST WHICH BROUGHT US TO LANDING GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND CHECKLIST. STEP 2 IS: PULL THE LANDING GEAR BLOWDOWN HANDLE, BUT WHEN WE PULLED IT, IT WAS ALREADY PULLED. WE CONTINUED WITH IF GEAR FAILS TO EXTEND AND PULLED THE MAIN GEAR UPLOCK AND THE NOSE GEAR D RING. AFTER CONFIRMING THREE GREEN WE CONTINUED TO LAND. AFTER SHUTDOWN, WE CHECKED THE GEAR BLOW DOWN NITROGEN BOTTLE IN THE NOSE COMPARTMENT AND IT STILL SHOWED APPROX. 1850 PSI. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED LANDING GEAR HANDLE MODULE. VERIFIED HIGH RESISTANCE FROM PIN 4¿>6 OF AS COMPARED TO PINS 1¿>3 AND PINS 16¿>18. SPOKE WITH TEXTRON SUPPORT, BEN. HIS RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE MODULE. STAGED JACKS UNDER AIRCRAFT. REF. CE680A MM 32-30-30 & 07-10-10. REPLACED LANDING GEAR MODULE HANDLE WITH AN OVERHAULED ONE WITH A NEW KNOB. OPS CHECKS GOOD. REF. CE680A MM 32-30-30. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEARS SWINGS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REMOVED JACKS. REF. CE680A MM 32-00-00 & 07-10-10. HANDLE MODULE: REMOVED P/N: H218B (9912750-2) S/N: 00800 INSTALLED P/N: H218B (9912750-2) S/N: 00593 KNOB REMOVED/INSTALLED P/N: 8718107-21

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