Service difficulty report · Start Button · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
June 20, 2024
Submitted
July 25, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N417NE
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0349
Aircraft time
1,784 hours, 1,187 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ444A
Engine time
1,784 hours, 1,187 cycles
Part
Start Button
Part number
LED6F14
Condition
Deactivated
Location
Zone 100
Part time
1,784 hours, 1,187 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN DURING THEIR TAKEOFF ROLL. CREW ABORTED THEIR TAKEOFF AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO A LOCATION TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE RIGHT ENGINE'S CONDITION. CREW CONTACTED JET OUT'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, IT WAS THEN DETERMINED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. CREW RAN THE ENGINE WHILE IN CONTACT WITH THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE GROUND RUNS/CHECKS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE/AIRCRAFT WAS OKAY FOR THE FLIGHT TO HOME BASE. DOWNLOADS FROM THE ONBOARD MONITORING SYSTEM (ARES) WERE SENT TO TEXTRON AVIATION FOR REVIEW. THE DOWNLOADS SHOWED THE FLIGHT CREW HAD DEPRESSED THE SWITCH STARTING THE ENGINE, AND DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THIS SWITCH APPEARED TO DISENGAGED. DURING FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL (ENGINE MANUFACTURE) AND TEXTRON AVIATION (AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE) WE WERE INFORMED THAT TEXTRON AVIATION IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THEY STATED IF THE FLIGHT CREW DOES NOT FULLY DEPRESS THE "RUN/STOP" SWITCH WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WILL START BUT AT SOME POINT DURING AIRCRAFT OPERATION THE SWITCH MAY DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE ASSOCIATED ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. ALSO, THEY NOTED THAT THE SWITCH MY HANG UP WHEN DEPRESSED, AT THEN DISENGAGE AT A LATER TIME DUE TO VIBRATION FOR EXAMPLE. JET OUT LLC HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO OUR FLIGHT CREWS TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION.

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