Service difficulty report · Latch Pin · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 14, 2025
Submitted
December 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0160
Aircraft time
7,122 hours, 4,699 cycles
Part
Latch Pin
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

REPEAT WRITE UP: MAIN CABIN DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM STUCK IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE TO THE LOCKED POSITION. FOUND LOWER FWD LATCH PIN OVER CENTER CAUSING HANDLES TO BE STUCK IN UNLOCKED POSITION. WAS ABLE TO ONLY PUSH LOWER LATCH PIN OVER CENTER PHYSICALLY.INSPECTED AND FOUND PIN OUT OF RIG, ADJUST PUSHROD (9) AND AFTER ADJUSTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO PHYSICALLY PUSH PIN OVER CENTER. PERFORMED SEVERAL OPS CHECKS WITH ALL OPS CHECKS BEING SATISFACTORY. WORK PER MM CH 52-10-04.

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