Service difficulty report · Latch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 17, 2026
Submitted
July 20, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0464
Aircraft time
344 hours, 248 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Inoperative
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

MAIN ENTRY DOOR WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. AFTER MCD STEP & UNDER STEP CLOSE-OUT PANEL REMOVAL, INSPECTION REVEALED THE AFT LOWER TAPER PIN ASSOCIATED WITH PUSHROD NR 9 WAS DRAWN IN SLIGHTLY TOO MUCH WITHIN ITS RECESS. MADE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO PUSHROD NR 9 TO ALLOW LOWER AFT TAPER PIN & MCD INNER & OUTER HANDLES FUNCTION NORMALLY. LUBED MCD PINS AS A PRECAUTION. OPENED & CLOSED MCD MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM 52-10-50 & 52-10-04.

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