Service difficulty report · G Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 25, 2025
Submitted
December 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0379
Aircraft time
2,278 hours, 1,520 cycles
Part
G Switch
Condition
Tripped
Location
Zone 200
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

EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER THE MAIN CABIN DOOR STAYS ON AFTER ALL POWER FROM AIRCRAFT IS REMOVED AND EMER LIGHT SWITCH IS OFF. ALSO EXIT SIGNS ON EITHER SIDE OF DOOR AND THE LIGHT BELOW SEAT 10 REMAIN ILLUMINATED AS WELL. BEFORE CONNECTING AIRCRAFT BATTERIES, NOTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AND LIGHT BELOW SEAT 10 IS ON . CONFIRM LIGHT STAYED ON WITH EMEREGENCY SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. CONNECTED GPU TO AIRCRAFT . NO DEFECTS NOTED , DISCONNECTED, CLEANED & RECONNECTED ELEC CONNECTION. NOTED EMERGECNY LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMIATED . RESET INERTIA SWITCH , EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURNED OFF . PERFORMS OPS CHECK, OPS CHKD GOOD . REMOVED G-SWITCH, PERFORMED EMEREGNCY LIGHT INERTIA SWITCH OPS CHECKED GOOD, REINSTALLED G-SWITCH CHARGED BATTERY FOR 60 MINUTES IAW EMEREGNCY LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY BATTERY EXERCISE PROCEDURE. CLOSED UP ALL ACCESS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. FINALY OPS CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHT IS GOOD. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 33-50-00.

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