Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
June 8, 2026
Submitted
June 12, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0147
Aircraft time
8,444 hours, 5,610 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99141979
Part serial
435
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON DESCENT RECEIVED AMBER CAS AP TRIM STAB FAIL. RAND QRH. ONCE AP DISCONNECTED HAD PUSHING FORCE (NOSE DOWN) ON CONTROLS. MANUAL TRIM WORKED. LANDED. AP SYSTEM MEL APPLIED ALONG WITH MX REQUIREMENTS. YD MEL 22-10-05 WAS REFERENCED AND IS CONSIDERED INOP. REPLACED HORIZOTNAL STAB TRIM ACTUATOR CONTROLLER, WITH A OVERHAULED UNIT IAW AMM 27-40-30, REMOVED AND REPLACED NZ120 PCB IAW AMM 24-60-30. ACFT RETURNED TO ORGINAL CONDITION. PERFORMED AFCS OPS CHK AND SYS CHKD GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 22-10-00 AND 45-40-00.

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