Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
April 19, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft time
1,153 hours
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
300SGL129Q
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
406 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) GENERATOR WHEN OFF LINE IN FLIGHT AND WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESET. HAD CESSNA MEET THE AIRCRAFT TO INSPECT THE GENERATOR AS THESE ARE VERY UNRELIABLE. INSPECTION REVELED THAT THE GENERATOR HAD INTERNALLY FAILED AND WAS COMING APART. GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. CESSNA NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. (TC# 20190423018)

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