Service difficulty report · Cabin Press Sys · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
August 17, 2026
Submitted
August 18, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0062
Aircraft time
9,831 hours, 6,566 cycles
Part
Cabin Press Sys
Condition
No Discrepancy
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PASSING 17,000 FEET, RECEIVED A CABIN ALT HIGH YELLOW CAS. THE DELTA P WOULD NOT INCREASE PAST 0.6 PSI. RECEIVED A WHITE CABIN ALTITUDE CAS BEFORE BUT ASSUMED IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH GOING A HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPORT. TEXTRON REVIEWED THE ARES FILES WITH NO FINDINGS OF A FAILURE OR FAULT WITHIN THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHERE FMS MODE DROPS FROM THE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT AS THE CABIN ALTITUDE REACHES 8K BECAUSE OF HOW QUICKLY THE AIRCRAFT REACHES ALTITUDE FOR THE SHORT FLIGHT DURATION AND HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE DEPARTURE/ARRIVAL AIRFIELDS WITHIN THE FLIGHT PLAN COMPARED TO THE SPECIFIED RATE THAT THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER MODULATES CABIN PRESSURE.

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