Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 4, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Starter Gen
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, VIBRATIONS WERE FELT WHICH THE PILOT TRACED BACK TO NR 2 ENGINE. HE REDUCED POWER BUT JUST BEFORE LANDING, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWED AN INOPERATIVE STARTER GENERATOR AND A BROKEN CLAMP AND BRACKET AS WELL AS A FUEL LEAK ON THE LINE TO THE FUEL CONTROL. REPAIRS ARE UNDER WAY.

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