Service difficulty report · Spline Adapter · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 6, 2015
Submitted
December 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309BT
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605067
Aircraft time
5,535 hours, 4,064 cycles
Part
Spline Adapter
Part number
38610551
Condition
Broken
Location
Starter Gen
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 THAT DURING APU START, IT FAILED TO START. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER & GEN DRIVE ADAPTER WAS BROKEN. THE DRIVE ADAPTER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW, PN 3861055-1. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK. APU 1561.5 TT 2032 TC.

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