Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
May 20, 2026
Submitted
May 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0422
Aircraft time
1,426 hours, 945 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Out Of Alignment
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

WHILE CLOSING THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR, WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE HANDLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET DOWN INTO THE STOWED POSITION. WE ALLOWED THE DOOR TO GO TO THE FULL OPEN POSITION CHECKING THE DOOR PINS AND LOOKING FOR MISALIGNMENT. WE THEN LIFTED THE DOOR TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION, AND WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE HANDLE DOWNWARD, BUT IT DID REQUIRE MUCH MORE FORCE. WE TESTED THE DOOR AGAIN AT SIGNATURE, AND THE DOOR IS INTERMITTENTLY STIFF ON GETTING THE HANDLE STOWED INTO THE CLOSED POSITION. VERIFIED ALIGNMENT OF THE MED PINS. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED PINS AND MED OPS CHECKS GOOD. ALL WORK WAS DONE IN REF TO CE-680A AMM 52-10-04

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