Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 1, 2023
Submitted
March 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496TM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK561
Aircraft time
7,500 hours, 5,937 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23080050
Part serial
92332
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Engine
Part time
185 hours, 135 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, PILOT SIDE PFD, MFD AND CDU DISPLAYS STARTED TO HAVE A WAVY APPEARANCE. MASTER CAUTION AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH, BUT NO CORRESPONDING ANNUNCIATOR. TCAS AND ATC 1 BREAKERS POPPED ALONG WITH PILOT SIDE PFD TURNING OFF. COPILOTS PFD BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF ALONG WITH BOTH CDUS. SDU 2 STARTED TO TURN ON AND OFF UNTIL SDU2 CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. LEFT CDU WENT OFF AND LEFT FUEL GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. LEFT EFC ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON ALONG WITH L GEN, ICE DETECT FAIL, PITOT HEAT OFF, AND ANTI SKID FAIL.

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