Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
September 28, 2026
Submitted
October 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0195
Aircraft time
7,975 hours, 5,245 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Loose
Location
Squat Switch
Component
Squat Switch
Component part number
S31761
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON ROTATION MLG SELECTED UP, BUT MLG REMAINED DOWN & LOCKED. MLG DISAGREE L-R-N DISPLAYED ALONG WITH WOW MISCOM. RAN QRH & GOT 3 GREEN. LANDED NORMAL. COMPLETED GVI OF MLG SQUAT SWITCHES, NO DEFECTS. CHKD CDMS & WOW MISCOMPARE ALERT 1049 & 1035. NOTED AT 127KTS & PRESS ALT OF 2116 FT, LT MLG SQUAT SWITCH NOT INDICATING IN AIR. SIMULATED MLG IN AIR & NOTED ALL MLG SOURCES SHOWING IN AIR ON LIVE DATA. DISCONNECTED LT MLG HARNESS & VERIFIED RESISTANCE ON PINS 1, 2, & 4, 5, IN AIR & 2, 3 & 5, 6 ON GROUND. REMOVING LT MLG SQUAT SWITCH, NOTED THE BRACKET WITHIN TRUNNION LOOSE. SECURED SQUAT SWITCH BRACKET. INSTALLED NEW SQUAT SWITCH & TORQUED. RIGGED, & SAFETIED. NO DEFECTS, IAW AMM 32-60-05, 32-60-00, & 20-40-20

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