Service difficulty report · Capacitor · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Part
Capacitor
Part number
62581038
Condition
Shorted
Location
Start/Gen Filter
Part time
2,357 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) A NOISE FILTER FOR THE LT STARTER GENERATOR BURNED AND WAS FOUND DURING A PHASE 5 INSPECTION. A SMALL BUT INTENSE FIRE HAD BURNED SURROUNDING WIRING AND RETAINING BRACKET WAS DEFORMED FROM THE BURN. THE OIL FROM THE CAPACITOR COVERED THE WIRING AROUND THE POINT. CAPACITOR, BRACKET AND WIRING REPLACED FOR THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. AREA CLEANED AND INSPECTED FOR FURTHER DAMAGE, BUT NONE FOUND. STARTER GENERATOR ALSO INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, BUT NONE FOUND.

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