Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
October 17, 2025
Submitted
October 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0429
Aircraft time
458 hours, 302 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE IN FLIGHT AT FL400 RECEIVED AMBER CAS MESSAGES FOR CHECK DOORS AND CABIN DOOR OPEN. THE ORANGE LIGHT FOR CABIN DOOR OPEN WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE CABIN DOOR. WE VERIFIED THE LOCKING PINS WERE IN PLACE AND FOLLOWED THE QRH WHICH REQUIRED US TO RAISE THE CABIN ALTITUDE TO 9,000 FT. THE QRH LANGUAGE STATED WE WOULD GET A CABIN ALTITUDE AMBER CAS MESSAGE AT 8500 FT. IT ILLUMINATED AT 8000FT AND THE CABIN NEVER CLIMBED ABOVE 8000FT UNTIL WE DESCENDED BELOW FL 300 EVEN THOUGH 9000 WAS CALLED FOR TROUBLESHOT FAULT IAW WITH AMM 52-00-00. CHANGED VENT DOOR PROX SWITCH SC005 IAW AMM 52-70-10. CHANGED CED MONITOR PCB NC105 IAW AMM 24-60-40 PERFORMED NECCESSARY OPS CHECKS IAW AMM 52-70-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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