Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 19, 2025
Submitted
December 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0309
Aircraft time
4,549 hours, 2,943 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEICING & A NORMAL TAKEOFF, ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE. MFD INDICATED CABIN WAS CLIMBING WITH ACFT. FOLLOWED BY AN AMBER CAS CHK DOORS & CABIN DOOR OPEN. ICE PROTECTION WORKED NORMAL ON TAKEOFF & APPROACH TO LANDING. DURING APPROACH CABIN PRESS CONTINUE TO DESCEND. R &R THE DOOR THRESHOLD HARNESS. OPS CHECK OF DOOR SEVERAL TIMES & COULD NOT DUPLICATE SQUAWK. CHKD RIGGING OF VENT DOOR PROX SWITCH & FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. RIGGED VENT DOOR PROX SWITCH & OPS CHKD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. VERIFIED RIGGING OF PRESSURE PREVENTION PANEL WITHIN LIMITS. POWERED ACFT & PRESSURIZED WITH APU, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DOOR OPS CHKS COMPLETE, NO DEFECTS. WORKED IAW AMM 52-10-04. 52-70-10, 21-30-00, & 52-70-00.

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