Service difficulty report · Latch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
August 31, 2025
Submitted
September 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0321
Aircraft time
3,383 hours, 2,265 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE LATCH WILL NOT ENGAGE ON THE MAIN CABIN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE DOOR IS CURRENTLY OPEN. ARRIVED AT AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED PILOT WRITE UP MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. TECH ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO FIND THE DOOR LATCH/LOCKING MECHANISM TO BE JAMMED/BOUND UP. PERFORMED GVI OF MAIN CABIN DOOR PINS AND MEASUREMENTS. DISASSEMBLED MAIN CABIN DOOR TO FIND THE FWD BOTTOM PIN OVER CENTER. ADJUSTED PUSH RODS TO RELEASE TENSION ON PIN. ADJUSTED PIN TO WITHIN LIMITS. REASSEMBLED MAIN CABIN DOOR OPS CHECK GOOD ALL WORK PERFORMED IN REF TO AMM 52-10-04, 52-10-14, 52-10-50.

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