Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
August 21, 2016
Submitted
October 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104LW
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250806
Aircraft time
805 hours, 642 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
MG94D4
Part serial
0312
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 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 FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE AMBER "LT GEN OFF" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. NO FREQUENCY OR VOLTS INDICATED, CHECKLIST PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESET GENERATOR. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THAT THE NR 1 STARTER/GEN WAS DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.

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