SDR 99ZZZX4145

Service difficulty report · Exciter Box · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
September 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N356WC
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600432
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter Box
Part number
90497703
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
464 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT INITIATED START CYCLE ON LT ENGINE, ROTATION ACHIEVED, FUEL INTRODUCED, NO IGNITION AND ENG FAILED TO START. MX INVEST REVEALED THERE NO AUDIBLE SNAP FROM IGNITERS. FOUND IGNITERS WET WITH FUEL. A NON-BURST MODE EXCITER BOX INSTALLED AND ACFT DISPATCHED. IGNITERS REMOVED, FND WORN CLOSE TO MAX. SPARE EXCITER BOX REMOVED AND ORIG RE-INSTALLED. IGNITION, BOTH PLUGS FIRED, WOULD NOT FIRE WET. 2 NEW IGNITER PLUGS INSTALLED, CHECKED DRY, THEY FIRED. 3 DROPS OF FUEL APPLIED, IGNITERS WOULD FIRE WET. NON-BURST MODE BOX INSTALLED AND 1 OF OLD IGNITERS ATTACHED AND WET WITH FUEL, IGNITER FIRED. IGNITER PLUGS, 231 HRS SINCE INSTALLED. INSTALLED NEW IGNITER PLUGS ON LT ENG AND RT SIDE LUGS CHANGED.