Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
August 21, 2016
Submitted
September 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104LW
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250806
Aircraft time
804 hours, 642 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
MG94D4
Part serial
0312
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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 FLIGHT THAT THE AMBER "LEFT GENERATOR OFF" WARNING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. NO FREQS OF VOLTS INDICATED. THE CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESET THE GENERATOR. THE FLIGHT RETURNED FOR LANDING AND REPAIRS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THAT THE STARTER/GENERATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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