Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 10, 2025
Submitted
December 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0309
Aircraft time
4,545 hours, 2,940 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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 CABIN DOOR APPEARS TO IMPACT FWD STRIKE PLATE WHEN CLOSING. APPEARS DOOR SHIFTS AFT WHEN DOOR COMES IN CONTACT WITH STRIKE PLATE. DOOR ALSO REQUIRES PUSH TO OPEN. DOOR DOES NOT FALL OPEN NORMALLY. REMOVED AFT HINGE FWD BUSHING, CLEANED & REINSTALLED. R&R WORN FWD HINGE AFT BUSHING. REMOVED WORN FWD HINGE FWD BUSHING. REINSTALLED MED. NEW GUARD, FWD ADJUST BUSHING, BUSHING, NUT, BOLT, BUSHINGS, O-RINGS & NUT IAW AMM 52-10-00. RIGGED DOOR IAW AMM 52-10-00, DOOR NOW SQUARE IN FRAME & DOOR TO FUSELAGE VALUES WITHIN TOLERANCE. REINSTALLED RUB BLOCKS & RIGGED IAW AMM 52-10-00, NO DEFECTS. OPS CHK OF DOOR IAW AMM 52-10-00, NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED CABIN LEAK CHK IAW AMM 21-30-00. NO DEFECTS.

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