Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 13, 2026
Submitted
January 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0362
Aircraft time
2,477 hours, 1,629 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
84698002
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. : DURING GEAR EXTENSION, CREW OBSERVED THE NLG INITIALLY EXTENDED NORMALLY & DISPLAYED A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. CREW COMPLETED CHECKLIST & DIVERTED TO KLIT. PRIOR TO LANDING, CREW MANUALLY EXTENDED MLG, RECEIVING 3 GREEN/DOWN & LOCKED INDS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. UNEVENTFUL LANDING, CREW STOPPED ACFT ON RUNWAY & MET BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES. ACFT TOWED TO RAMP FOR MX. PROCEEDED TO GVI OF NLG, NO FAULTS DETECTED. PERFORMED WIRE CHECKS, VERIFIED WIRING FROM PIN 4 OF PG029 NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH TO GROUND, NO DEFECTS. VERIFIED WIRING FROM PIN 5 OF PG029 CONNECTOR TO GSD 3 PIN 38 NO DEFECTS. INSPECTED WIRING ON NLG HARNESS, IDENTIFIED A FEW NICKS IN HEAT SHRINK & TIGHT BEND IN HARNESS, WIRE INSULATION NOT VISUALLY COMPROMISED. INSPD NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH CONNECTOR & RECEPTADE OF POSSIBLE BREACH OF MOISTURE. DETERMINED FINE DEBIRS DISCOVERED IN THE NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH RECEPTACLE BREAKS THE SEAL ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER. CLEANED & REMOVED DEBRIS FROM NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH & CONNECTOR. REPLACED NLG HARNESS & SB680A-32-06, OPS CHKD GOOD. NO FAULTS DETECTED, WORK PERFORMED REF AMM 32-20-00 & SB580A-32-06.

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