Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
November 9, 2025
Submitted
November 11, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305QS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800088
Aircraft time
16,225 hours, 10,819 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IAW PREFLIGHT CHECKS THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WAS PLACED TO ON POSITION. NONE OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PER DISCUSSION WITH MAINTENANCE A 30 MINUTE CHARGE CYCLE IS NOT AUTHORIZED ON THE DISCREPANCY 5.1: IW PREFLIGHT CHECKS THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WAS PLACED TO ON POSITION. NONE OF EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A 30 MINUTE CHARGE CYCLE IS NOT AUTHORIZED ON THE ACFT. ARRIVED AT ACFT & SELECTED LIGHT SWITCH TO ARM & ON NOTING NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. POWERED ACFT & SELECTED LIGHT SWITCH TO ON & ARM NOTING ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN BOTH POSITIONS. FOUND PAX SAFETY SWITCH SELECTED ON CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE IN ARM POSITION. DESELECTED PAX SAFETY SWITCH & ALLOWED BATTERIES TO CHARGE FOR 2 HOURS IAW AMM 33-50-00. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF EMERGENCY BATTERIES IAW AMM 33-50-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH NJA EXERCISE PROCEDURE NOTING ALL LIGHTS REMAIN ON LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES INDICATING BATTERIES ARE AIRWORTHY IAW CMM 33-50-03.