# SDR DXTA2026010806441

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 4, 2026
- Submitted: January 16, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N932QS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N932QS), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna 680A
- Registry model: [Cessna 680A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-680a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 680A0361
- Aircraft time: 2,632 hours, 1,773 cycles
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- Part: Actuator
- Part number: 99163211
- Part serial: 00103
- Condition: Faulty
- Stage of operation: LD
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: L
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2026010806441

## Discrepancy

AFTER EXTENDING THE GEAR THE NOSE GEAR GREEN INDICATER DID NOT ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY A GEAR DISAGREE N AMBER CAS MESSAGE. THE GEAR FELT AND SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS DOWN AND IT WAS AN INDICATING ISSUE. WE EXECUTED  A GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND EXTENSION WE HAD THE SAME INDICATIONS. WITHIN ABOUT 20 SECONDS THE NOSE GEAR  THEN INDICATED A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ARRIVED AT AC. POWERED ON AC AND ALL SYSTEMS BOOT UP AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED ARES UPLOAD OF LAST FLIGHT WITH AOG SITUATION. AWAITED TEXTRON RESPONSE. TEXTRON ADVISED DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS SHOWING NO SIGNAL TO GSD 3. PERFORMED WIRING CHECKS FROM GSD 3 PIN 38 TO DOWNLOCK PIN 5 AND FOUND WIRING CHECK TO BE SATISFACTORY. ADVISED MCC, WALTING ON PARTS. WORK DONE IAW CE-680A WDM 32-30-01. 04JAN2026 SIGNATURES: EDGAR ALVAREZ: APPROVED : PRIMARY ON 14 JANUARY 2026, 11:51 PM FAA CRS XSJA084E 1-2 ARRIVED AND GAINAD ACCESS TO AC. JACKED UP AC. REMOVED SWITCH PN: P6-24170 DUE TO TROUBLESHOOTING. SECURED AC AND PLACED PARTS ON ORDER. ALL WORK DONE IAW CE-680AS AMM 32-30-10. 06JAN2026. PARTS: REMAVED: 1 X P6-24170 SWITCH, (AS REMOVED) SIGNATURES: BLAZE LEMONS: APPROVED : PRIMARY ON 06 JANUARY 2026, 5:08 PM FAA CRS XSJR084E 1-3 ADMINISTRATIVE BILLING ITEM. 06JAN2026. SIGNATURES: BLAZE LEMONS: APPROVED : PRIMARY ON 06 JANUARY 2026, 5:08 PM FAA CRS XSJR084E 1-4 GATHERED ALL PARTS REQUIRED FOR NLG ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT. LOOKED UP AMM AND VERIFIED ALL PARTS ARRIVED. READ THROUGH THE AMM FOR THE ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT AND FOUND PRIMER AND LOCTITE WAS REQUIRED FOR PART OF THE INSTALL. PLACED PARTS ON ORDER WITH MCC. PER IPC, IF INSTALLING ACTUATOR P/N:9914676-3 THEN IT IS REQUIRED TO REPLACE NLG ACTUATOR DOOR BRACE WELD ASSY AND BRACKET GUARD. IT IS ALSO REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE NLG UPLOCK HOOK ASSY. NLG UPLOCK HOOK ASSY ARRIVED. REPLACAD NLG UPLOCK HOOK ASSY P/N:7442101-6 AS REQUIRED. WILL NEED TO PERFORM NLG UPLOCK SWITCH ADJUSTMENT AND MANUAL GAAR RELEASE FUNCTIONAL TEST AFTER THE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. DOWN TO WAITING FOR PRIMER AND LOCTITE AS WELL AS THE NLG ACTUATOR DOOR BRACE WELD ASSY. WORK PERFORMED IRW CE-680A 32-32-05. 10.JAN2026. PARTS: INSTALLED: 1 X 7442101-6 HOOK ASSEMBLY - RIGHT TAB SPARES REPLACEMENT FOR: 6742101-24, SN: N/A, (NEW) REMOVED: 1 X 7442101-6 HOOK ASSEMBLY - RIGHT TAB SPARES REPLACEMENT FOR: 6742101-24, SN: N/A, (AS REMOVED) SIGNATURES: JOSEPH TORRES: APPROVED : PRIMARY ON 10 JANUARY 2026, 1:17 AM FAA CRS XSJR084E 1-5 GAINED ACCESS AND BEGAN REMOVING THE NLG ACTUATOR. PREPPED NEW HARDWARE FOR INSTALL. WHILE PREPARING TO INSTALL THE DELIVERED ACTUATOR, NOTED IT IS A 'TESTED' UNIT AND DID NOT COME WITH ANY TESTINSPECTION RESULTS. WE ALSO NOTED THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH HOUSING IS MISSING. THE 2 ACTUATORS APPEAR TO USE DIFTERENT HOUSINGS, WE WOULD NOT BS ABLE TO SWAP OVER BETWEEN THE -1 AND -3 ACTUATORS. REACHED OUT TO MCC AND MCC PLACED ANOTHER -3 ACTUATOR ON ORDER, RESECURED ORIGINAL NLG ACTUATOR WHILE WE AWAIT PARTS. WORK PERFORMED IRW CE-660A AMM 32-30-05. 10JAN2026. WAITING FOR PARTS SHIPPING, RETRIEVED PARTS FROM SHIPPING AND CONFIRMED CORRECT PARTS HAD BEEN RECELVED. REVIEWED AMM FOR INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT ACTUATOR. MCC WANTS TECHS TO HOLD OFF ON INSTALLING THE ACTUATOR UNTIL THE WELD ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED. DOWN TO WAITING FOR REMAINING PARTS. 11JAN2026 SIGNATURES: EDUARDO ROJAS RAMIREZ: APPROVED : PRIMARY ON 11 JANUARY 2026, 8:25 PM FAA CRS XSJR084E 1-8 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM FOR BILLING. 11JAN2026 SIGNATURES: GIA HAO NGO: APPROVED : PRIMARY ON 11 JANUARY 2026, 8:29 PM FAA CRS XSJR084E 1-9 ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM FOR BILLING. 11JAN2026. SIGNATURES: DONALD MANZO: APPROVED : PRIMARY ON 11 JANUARY 2026, 10:30 PM FAA CRS XSJR084E 1-10 RETRIEVED PARTS. ARRIVED AND GAINED ACCESS TO AC. REMOVED ACTUATOR ASSY, NLG-HYD PN:9916321-1 SN: 00103 DUE TO INOP DOWNLOCK SWITCH, AND INSTALLED NEW ACTUATOR ASSY, NLG-HYD PN:9916321-1 SN: 00292. MX TOOK LONG DUE TO LIMITED ACCESS. STILL NEED TO PERFORM ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS. ALL WORK DONE IAW CE-680AS AMM 32-30-05. 13JAN2026. PARTS: REMOVED: 1 X 9916321-1 ACTUATOR ASSY, NLG-HYD, SN: 00103, (AS REMOVED) INSTALLED: 1 X 9916321-1 ACTUATOR ASSY, NLG-HYD, SN: 00292, (NEW) SIGNATURES: BLAZE LEMONS: APPROVED : PRIMARY ON 13 JANUARY 2026, 4:28 PM FAA CRS XSJR084E 1-11 PERFORMED NLG CASTER ADJUSTMENT AS REQUIRED. RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL NLG ACTUATOR DOOR

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