Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
March 4, 2026
Submitted
March 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0372
Aircraft time
2,380 hours, 1,556 cycles
Part
Receptacle
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Latch Pins
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DOOR ALL DAY HAS BEEN HARD TO CLOSE. UPON ARRIVAL INTO STL, WHEN SECURING AIRCRAFT, WE WERE UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AS THE LOCKING PINS WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THE HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR WILL NOT FULLY CLOSE. TECHS COMPLETED ANOTHER DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE DOOR INTERNAL COMPONENTS, NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. TECHS THEN BEGAN THE RIGGING OF THE STRIKER LATCH PIN RECEPTACLES AND WERE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE PROPERLY. TECHS THEN MEASURED THE GAP AROUND THE DOORS, ALL OF WHICH WERE SATISFACTORY. TECHS THEN PERFORM FINAL ADJUSTMENTS OF THE STRIKER LATCH PIN RECEPTACLES. REASSEMBLED THE MED AND PERFORMED FINAL OPS CHECKS. OPS CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED CABIN DOOR LATCH STRIKER RIGGING IAW CE-680AS 52-10-00. OPS CHECK GOOD

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