Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 15, 2014
Submitted
July 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N363WC
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501098
Aircraft time
4,714 hours, 3,575 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
230800251
Part serial
96764
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

THE CREW REPORTED DURING THE RT ENG START THE ENG STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. TROUBLE SHOT THE NR 2 BY VERIFYING VOLTAGES AT THE STARTER TERMINAL WITH START BUTTON ENGAGED. FOUND THE NR 2 STARTER & GEN DEFECTIVE. REMOVED THE DEFECTIVE STARTER & GEN PN 23080-025-1, SN 96764. INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED CONDITION STARTER & GEN. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK. SN 96764 FAILED AFTER 253.1TT & 144 TC.

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