Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 4, 2025
Submitted
December 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0309
Aircraft time
4,544 hours, 2,939 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Faulted
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 WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE. TOP RIGHT SIDE DOOR PIN WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN IS PROTRUDING. SCUFFS ON RIGHT SIDE DOOR SEAL. SUSPECT WORN LATCH PIN LINK HARDWARE IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY & PREVENTING PIN FROM FULLY RETRACTING. INSTALLED ORIGINAL AFT LOWER LATCH PIN WITH NEW LINK, NEW BUSHING, & NEW ATTACHING HARDWARE IAW MM 52-10-10. CYCLED MED HANDLE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO BINDING NOTED. ADJUSTED FWD & AFT PIN PUSHRODS IAW MM 52-10-04. AFT PIN NOW FULLY RETRACTED INTO THE DOOR WHEN COMMANDED. CYCLED DOOR HANDLE 25 TIMES, NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED DOOR OPS CHKD IAW MM 52-10-00, NO DEFECTS. INSTALLED THE MED STEPS IAW MM 52-10-50. CYCLED DOOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 TIMES, NO DEFECTS.

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