Service difficulty report · Current Limiter · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 2, 2021
Submitted
July 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640AK
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5606258
Aircraft time
546 hours, 415 cycles
Part
Current Limiter
Part number
SM400D
Condition
Tripped
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED WITH THE APU GENERATOR ON, STARTED RIGHT ENGINE, THE STARTED LEFT ENGINE AND SECONDS LATER RECEIVED AN AMBER "J-BOX CURRENT LIMITER" WARNING. ALSO THIS TRIPPED THE HT012 CIRCUIT BREAKER. THIS FAULT RESULTED IN THE FLIGHT BEING CANCELED. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR DETERMINED THAT THE CURRENT LIMITER (HZ114) HAD TRIPPED. THE CURRENT LIMITER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT. OPERATIONS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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