What was found
CREW REPORTED THEY COULD NOT BATTERY START ENGINE. FOUND BATTERY CONNECTOR CORRODED AND BURNED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELCON CONNECTOR AND REPLACED BATTERY. CONNECTOR FAILED GO, NO-GO CHECK. LOOSE CONNECTOR CAUSED ARCING AND CORROSION.
- Difficulty date
- January 22, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N98QS
- Make and model
- Cessna S550
- Aircraft serial
- S5500098
- System (JASC)
- 2430 · DC Generating System
- Part
- Connector
- Part number
- BD161
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Battery
- Part time
- 8,667 hours
- Component
- Elcon
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.