Service difficulty report · Link · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 30, 2026
Submitted
May 4, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0298
Aircraft time
4,560 hours, 2,968 cycles
Part
Link
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 700
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

ACCOMPLISHED SL680A-32-11. (LANDING GEAR - MAIN LANDING GEAR TRAILING LINK ENHANCED INSPECTION) LT IAW SERVICE LETTER INSTRUCTIONS, PITTING NOTED AT THE UPPER AND LOWER BORE JUNCTION. PERFORM FIELD REPAIR SR-680A-ATA32-52468 REV A ACCOMPLISHED EDDY CURRENT INSP ON LT TRAILING LINK. LT INNER BORE IAW SR-680A-ATA32-52468 REV A, INSTRUCTIONS, NO CRACKS WERE FOUND. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS STEP 5.1 THROUGH STEP 5.5 IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENT INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE REPEATED EVERY 30 LANDINGS, IF ANY HARD / OVERWEIGHT LANDINGS OCCUR BEFORE REACHING 30 LANDINGS THE INSPECTION PROCEDURES MUST BE CARRIED OUT PRIOR TO THE NEXT FLIGHT.

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