Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
February 8, 2026
Submitted
February 9, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0425
Aircraft time
1,020 hours, 679 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
S31761
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700
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

UPON DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 13L OUT OF MIDWAY, AFTER POSITIVE RATE CALLOUT, GEAR UP CALLOUT, HOWEVER, THE GEAR HANDLE/KNOB DID NOT MOVE TO THE UP POSITION. HANDLE WAS STUCK, GEAR NEVER RETRACTED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, WE RECEIVED THE WOW MISCOMPARE AND GROUND IDLE L&R AMBER CAS MESSAGES. SHORTLY AFTER WE RECEIVED THE HP VALVE CLOSED L&R. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL QRH BASED ON TOP TO BOTTOM MESSAGES. AND RETURNED TO MIDWAY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN WITH THE BLEED KNOBS POINTING TO LP, AS INSTRUCTED PER THE QRH. UPON LANDING, NO NOSE STEERING WAS AVAILABLE AND ALL AMBER CAS MESSAGES EXTINGUISHED. WE DID NOT ATTEMPT THE THRUST REVERSERS BASED ON THE QRH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERED THROUGH THE PEDALS TO EXIT THE RUNWAY ON A HIGHSPEED TAXIWAY AND STOP. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED RH MAIN GEAR SQUAT SWITCH DUE TO WOW MISCOMPARE AND BROKEN ROLLER P/N S3176-1 NSN AND INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED NEW SWITCH P/N S3176-1 NSN. OPS CHECKS GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. WORK DONE IN REF TO MODEL 680A AMM 32-60-05. THIS CLEARS THE AOG.

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