Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 19, 2026
Submitted
April 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0151
Aircraft time
8,268 hours, 5,440 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
82509151
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER CLOSING MAIN CABIN DOOR, DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. TRIED CLOSING AGAIN WITH NO CHANGE. RAN CABIN DOOR OPEN ON GROUND QRH AND DOOR LATCHED BUT UNLATCHED IMMEDIATELY. COMPLETED A POWER CYCLE WITH NO CHANGE. DOOR WILL LATCH WHEN MOVING PUSH BUTTON SLIGHTLY TO THE SIDE AND ALSO UNLATCHES DOOR. TECHS WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. TECHS FOUND THE PUSH BUTTON SWITCH SC009 FAULTY. TECHS REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PUSH BUTTON SWITCH WITH AN OPERATOR SUPPLIED NEW UNIT PER SB680A-52-10 AND AMM 52-10-16. ALL OPS CHECKS ARE GOOD, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED

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