N540QS

Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (MLG) · airframe 7,468 hrs · 5,042 cycles

GEAR DISAGREE N AMBER CAS: ENROUTE FL410 LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY GEAR DISAGREE N AND SHADED NOSEGEAR. FELT NOSEGEAR WAS PARTIALLY DOWN. AT 180KIAS AT APPROX FL300 FELT ANOTHER JOLT AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE THE NOSEGEAR RETURNED TO THE UP POSITION. RECEIVED 3 GREEN DN ON APPROACH, LANDED AND TAXIED NORMALLY. CORRECTIVE ACTION; REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR IAW CESSNA 680A MM 32-32-15. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

Part: WIRE HARNESS — DAMAGED (DOOR HANDLE) · airframe 6,609 hrs · 4,434 cycles

CABIN DOOR CAS MESSAGE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED BUT WONT LATCH ALL THE WAY. AIRCRAFT WAS TROUBLESHOT DOWN TO A POTENTIAL BAD SOLENOID. REMOVED AND. REPLACED CABIN DOOR .LOCK SOLENOID PER MM 52-70-15. OPS CHECKS FAILED. CONTINUED TROUBLESHOOTING BY RINGING OUT THE HARNESS, DOWNLOADED ARES DATA, AND TESTING PROXIMITY SWITCHES, DURING RING OUT JT WAS NOTICED THE HARNESS HAD HIGH RESISTANCE ON MULTIPLE PINS. ARES DATA ALSO POINTED TO A POTENTIAL BAD HARNESS. R & R WIRE HARNESS. REMOVED CONNECTOR FROM TOP OF THE STEP & FOUND HEAVY CORROSION & DIRT IN AND AROUND CONNECTOR PC048, CLEANED AIRFRAME CONNECTOR. INSTALLED NEW HARNESS & PERFORMED OPS CHECKS 10 TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS.

Part: SPACER — OUT OF POSITION (MAIN DOOR) · airframe 6,602 hrs · 4,430 cycles

MAIN CABIN DOOR IS NOT CLOSING. WE NOTICED THE EXTERNAL HANDLE IS NOT CLOSING FLUSH WITH THE DOOR. BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING. CONNECTED POWER CART AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPENED DOOR AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION. FOUND INTERIOR TRIM SPACER ON FWD DOOR STOP STICKING OUT AND POSSIBLY INTERFERING WITH DOOR. REMOVED INTERIOUR TRIM FROM CABIN DOOR SURROUND STRUCTURE. REPOSITION TRIM SPACER. INSTALLED TRIM. PERFORMED MED OPS CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK TO RETURN TO SERVICE. WORK IAW CE-680A MM 52-10-00.

Part: MIRROR — DIRTY (MAIN DOOR) · airframe 6,538 hrs · 4,388 cycles

ON CLOSURE OF MAIN CABIN DOOR & VISUALLY INSPECTING THE LOCKING PINS, ONLY TWO OF SIX HASH MARKS WERE ABLE TO BE SEEN. ALSO HAD TO MANUALLY RESET THE CABIN LIFT PER QRH WHILE LOOKING AT THE DOOR. ALL SIX WERE DIRTY INHIBITING THE LOCKING INDICATOR FROM BEING SEEN. CLEANED ALL SIX MIRRORS AND LENSES. ALL SIX INDICATORS ARE NOW CLEARLY SHOWN. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 52-10-00, CHECKED GOOD.

Part: LIGHT — NONE (CABIN) · airframe 6,306 hrs · 4,244 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. WORK PERFORMED IN REFERENCE TO CE-680A AMM 33-50-00

Part: TAIL CONE — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 5,995 hrs · 4,030 cycles

CORROSION FOUND ON R/H TAIL STINGER, STARTED REMOVING CORROSION FROM THE TAILCONE STINGER RH FWD SKIN AND NOTED SEVERE LEVEL 2 CORROSION THAT EXTENDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE THICKNESS OF THE SKIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H STRINGERS IN THE TAILCONE STINGER , REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H RUDDER FAIRING ATTACH ANGLES REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H TAIL STINGER FWD SKINS, CESSNA 680 SRM 51-40-03, 51-40-08, 55-01-00.

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 5,784 hrs · 3,873 cycles

WHEN APPLYING MODERATE TO HEAVY BRAKING ON LANDING, BRAKES ARE VERY LOUD AND SHUTTER, SHAKING THE WHILE PLANE. WHEN DOING RADIUS TURNS IN THE WET, THE BRAKES ARE VERY LOUD AND SHUTTER. UNDER LIGHT BRAKING LIKE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND SHUTTER. GROUND CREW NOTIFIED US THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES. PERFONNED A GVI ON THE LH MLG OUTBOARD AND INBOARD BRAKES/WHEEL ASSY'S, FOUND THE INBOARD TIRE FLAT SPOTTED AND DEBRI IN THE INBOARD BRAKE ASSY. CLEANED THE LH MLG INBD BRAKE ASSY AND PE1FORMED BRAKE BLEEDING PROCEEDURE IAW AMM 32-42-05 AND REMOVED AIR FROM THE SYSTEM. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LH MLG WHEEL ASSY IAW AMM 32-40-05. OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN · airframe 4,975 hrs · 3,311 cycles

FLOOR EMERG EXIT LIGHT: AISLE PATH LIGHT IN LAV IS INOP. LIGHT DOES NOT WORK WITH EMER LIGHT SWITCH ON OR WITH AIRCRAFT BATTERIES ON.//CORRECTIVE ACTION// TS TO A BAD DIODE AND BROKEN WIRE AT AISLE PATH LIGHT CONNECTION IN THE LAV PF2010. REPLACED DIODE AND REPAIRED BOKEN CONNECTION. TAW CESSNA MODEL 680A INTERIOR WD 25-92-06. PERFORMED E LIGHT CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW CESSNA 680A AMM 33-50-00. SPLICE OFF/ON P/N M81824/1-1 S/N OFF/ON N/A DIODE OFF/ON P/N S3106-4 S/N OFF/ON N/A

Part: WINDSHIELD — BROKEN (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,928 hrs · 3,280 cycles

CAPTAIN COCKPIT WINDOW: AT 11000 FEET HEARD LOUD CRACK FROM LEFT SIDE COCKPIT WINDOW AND NOTICED HUGE CIRCULAR CRACK. VMC CONDITIONS. NO QRH PROCEDURE. // SIGNOFF// REMOVED DAMAGED PILOT SIDE WINDOW (PN:9914809-1)(SN:16621H1658) AND INSTALLED NEW CONDITION SIDE WINDOW (PN:9914809-L)(SN:22098H1955) IAW CE-680A AMM CH 56-10-05.PERFORMED OPS AND LEAKS CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 4,350 hrs · 2,918 cycles

SEVERE TURBULENCE: SEVERE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED THREE SEPERATE TIMES. MOMENTARY LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERSPEED CONDITION. NOTE: DURING EACH EVEN, THE GEAR WENT INTO TRANSIT MODE AND THE GEAR OVERSPEED WARNING CAME ON. GEAR NEVER FULLY EXTENDED. SEPARATE WRITE UP UNDER 32-30. // SIGNOFF // 1. COMPLETED MODEL 680A AMM 5-50-00 SECTION 4 OVERSPEED INSPECTION AND SECTION 5 SEVERE AIR TURBULENCE OR SEVERE MANEUVERS INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED DURING INSPECTIONS. 2. COMPLETED THE MODEL 680A AMM 32-00-00 SECTION 3 LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK. NO DEFECTS NOTED DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT LIFTED PER MODEL 680A AMM 7-10-10 LIFTING PRACTICES.

Part: NUT — LOOSE (DOOR SWITCH) · airframe 4,014 hrs · 2,693 cycles

MAIN DOOR HANDLE: THE RED BUTTON ON THE MAIN CABIN DOOR HANDLE HAS POPPED OUT AND IS LOOSE. // SIGN OFF // REMOVED MCD STEP A5SY AND GAINED ACCESS TO BACK SIDE OF OF RED BUTTON SWITCH. RESECURED LAMNUT AS EQUIRED.REINSTALLED STEP ASSY. STEP UGHTS OPS CHECK GOOD. REF CE680A MM 52-10-16.

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 3,583 hrs · 2,397 cycles

NLG WHEEL WELL WEB AND UPPER MID FRAME CRACKED. REPAIR SR-680A-ATA53-25890 DATED: 6/1/2020, CRACK DAMAGE, NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL (NWW), FRAME WEB, AND DOUBLERS FS 75. WITH FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED: 6/1/2020.

Part: BATTERY — DEFECTIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 3,530 hrs · 2,368 cycles

MAIN EXIT SIGN/LIGHT: MAIN EXIT SIGNS LOWER LEFT AND RIGHT AND SEAT 10 EMER LIGHTS INOP ON PREFLIGHT CHECK.///SIGN-OFF///FOUND #1 BATTERY EMERGENCY BATTERY DEAD, REMOVED #1 EMER BATTERY PACK REF. CE680A M/M. 33-50-06 P/N OFF CBS28-1 S/N OFF 007139

Part: BATTERY PACK — DEFECTIVE (ZONE 100) · airframe 3,472 hrs · 2,331 cycles

EMERG EXIT SIGN/LIGHT: EXIT SIGN ON LEFT AFT DIVIDER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST. WHEN AIRCRAFT IS POWERED LIGHT ILLUMINATES. EMERGENCY EXIT SYSTEM T/S IAW CE-680A WDM 33-50-01 REMOVED FAILED $4 EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLY P/N CB528-1 S/N 53997M IAW CE-680A AMM 33-50-06 OPERARIONAL CHECKS ACCOMPLISHED IAW CE-680A AMM 33-50-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 3,370 hrs · 2,274 cycles

EMERGENCY BATTERIES ARE COMPLETELY DEAD. SWITCH WAS IN OFF POSITION WHEN WE ARRIVED. POWERED UP A/C AND LET EMER BATTERIES CHARGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTING OPERATIONAL CHECK, PER CE-680A AMM REF 33-50-00-5. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. CALLED MCC OF FINDINGS. MCC ELECTED TO RELEASE THE A/C, SO IONG AS THE OPERATIONAL CHECK IS PASSING. LET BATTERIES CHARGE FOR AN ADDITIONAL HOUR, THEN PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK AGAIN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. EMERGENCY LIGHT TOGGLE SWITCH PLACED IN "OFF" POSITION. POWERED DOWN A/C, OK TO CONT.

Part: NOT REPORTED — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG) · airframe 1,898 hrs · 1,270 cycles

RIGHT MLG LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DID NOT RETRACT - RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AS INDICATED BY BOX WITH CROSS HATCH. PERFORMED QRC AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT.

Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (RT MLG) · airframe 1,898 hrs · 1,270 cycles

RIGHT MLG LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DID NOT RETRACT - RIGHT MAIN LANDING GESR WOULD NOT RETRACT AS INDICATED BY BOX WITH CROSS HATCH. PERFORMED QRC AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. REMOVED & REPLACED RIGHT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH - OPS CHK GOOD.

Part: CONTROLLER — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)

DURING FLIGHT FROM TEB TO ADS DURING DESCENT FLAPS WILL NOT LOWER WHEN SELECTED TO 15, 25, OR 45 DEGREES. DIVERTED TO DFW AND LANDED SAFELY. ITEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Part: INDICATOR — ERRATIC (TE FLAP) · airframe 5,775 hrs

ON TAKEOFF ROLL FLAP POSITION INDICATOR HAD ERRATIC MOVEMENT, FROM THE SET POSITION OF 15 DEGREES THEN MOVED TO 20 DEGREES THEN TO 25 DEGREES AND THEN BACK TO 15 DEGREES, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY IT MOVING BACK TO 25 DEGREES AND THEN CONTINUING DOWN TO 45 DEGREES. ABORTED AT APPROX. 100 KTS. - FOUND FLAP TRANSMITTER BAD, REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP TRANSMITTER IAW BAE 1000 MM CHAPTER 27-50-40 OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: CONTROL VALVE — WRONG POSITION (CABIN PRESSURE)

AIRCRAFT WILL NOT PRESSURIZE IN FLIGHT. FOUND MANUAL CONTROL VALVE 'OPEN' DURING GROUND CHECK. REPOSITIONED VALVE TO 'CLOSED'. (X)