Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
June 2, 2026
Submitted
June 5, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N696QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0227
Aircraft time
7,126 hours, 4,727 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
696056190
Part serial
APW728
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF JUST AFTER POWER WAS SET, NOSE PULLED HARD TO THE LT. LT RUDDER PEDAL ALSO WENT FULL. CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER & ABORTED TAKE OFF. RUDDER BIAS CHECK BEFORE WAS GOOD. PERFORMED RUDDER BIAS CHECK AFTER AND IT WAS GOOD. PERFORMED A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE NOSE WHEEL & NLG ASSY. NO VISUAL DEFECTS. ALL CHKD GOOD ON UPON TAXING ACFT. NO ABNORMAL PULLING DR TAXING ISSUES NOTED. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENG RUNS IAW AMM 71-00-05 IN AN ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE A RUDDER BIAS ISSUE. ALL CHECKS GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED DURING HIGH POWER ENG RUNS. MCG REQUEST REPLACED RUDDER BIAS PHENUMATIC ACTUATOR, REMOVED ASSY & INSTALLED A REPAIRED ASSY IAW AMM 27-22-35. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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