Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
April 15, 2002
Submitted
April 26, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
1,635 hours
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOTS REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT START EITHER ENGINE USING EXTERNAL POWER BUT ENGINES STARTED FINE USING BATTERY POWER. MAIN POWER CABLES AND GROUND CABLE FOUND LOOSE AT GPU CONNECTOR. BOTH THE CONNECTOR STUDS AND THE POWER CABLE ENDS BURNED AND MELTED. PARTS REPLACED AS REQUIRED.

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