Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
October 6, 2025
Submitted
October 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0436
Aircraft time
300 hours, 218 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
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

MAIN DOOR HANDLE HARD TO OPERATE GETS STUCK AND NEEDS TO BE MUSCLED UP TO OPEN COMPLIED WITH OPS CHECKS TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. FOUND FWD UPPER PIN WAS UNLIKE THE OTHER AND HAD EVIDENCE OF FREE PLAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FORCE PIN INTO RECEPTACLE. VISUAL INSPECTIONS FOUND NO GREASE OR LUBE PRESENT. VISUAL INSPECTING ALL MOVING PARTS, ATTACHING HARDWARE FOR PIN LOCK MECH HAD TENSION. THIS NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR PIN TO EXTEND OR RETRACT. COMPLIED WITH R & R OF BOLT & BUSHING FOR DOOR PIN MECHANISM, NO TENSION PRESENT ON ATTACHING HARDWARE & DOOR MECHANISMS. LUBED ALL COMPONENTS, COMPLIED WITH DOOR ADJUST TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 12-2-40, 52-10-04, & 52-10-07. OPS CHKD GOOD

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