Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 21, 2021
Submitted
November 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400CP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605716
Aircraft time
4,360 hours, 3,812 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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 AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGINES, THE LEFT AND RIGHT GEN OFF ANNUNCIATORS WERE ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE MASTER CAUTION AND MASTER WARNING LIGHTS. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR COMPLETED EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING ON THIS FAULT BY REPLACING NUMEROUS CONTROL RELAYS AND SEVERAL CHECKS. TEAM XL OF CESSNA DETERMINED AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS THAT THIS FAULT WAS A NUISANCE MASTER WARNING/MASTER CAUTION ANNUNCIATION AND THAT THE FAULT POSED ANY CONCERNS AT THIS TIME, AND THERE WAS NO DEFINITIVE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN TO THE FLIGHT CREW ON A WORKAROUND IF THIS FAULT IS ENCOUNTERED IN THE FUTURE.

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