Service difficulty report · Speed Monopole · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Speed Monopole
Condition
Open Circuit
Location
Starter/Gen
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER INSTALLATION OF AN OVERHAULED STARTER/GENERATOR, INITIAL GROUND RUN OPERATION SEEMED SATISFACTORY, HOWERVER SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS REVEALED THAT THE STARTER WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. THE START SEQUENCE WAS MANUALLY DISENGAGED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AS NORMAL. UPON RETURN TO HOME BASE, AN OPEN CIRCUIT WAS FOUND IN THE SPEED SENSOR MONOPOLE. AS THIS SENSOR SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE GCU TO AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE THE STARTER BETWEEN 38 PERCENT - 42 PERCENT, ITS OPERATION IS IMPORTANT. STARTER GENERATOR REPLACED.

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