Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 10, 2003
Submitted
December 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605319
Aircraft time
600 hours, 523 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Engine time
600 hours, 523 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE FAILED TO START ON FIRST ATTEMPT N2 DID NOT INCREASE PAST 10 PERCENT. SECOND ATTEMPTED START NR N2 INDICATION AT ALL DISCONNECTED START SEQUENCE BLEW FIRE BOTTLES AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM ENGINE. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND LT STARTER GENERATOR DEFECTIVE, REMOVED & REPLACED LT STARTER GENERATOR. REMOVED & REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, RAN ENGINE AND OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW CE560XL MM 80-10-00, 26-21-01.

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