Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
February 2, 2008
Submitted
February 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600490
Aircraft time
8,178 hours, 6,695 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Connector
Part number
D50000Y0
Condition
Broken
Location
Electrical
Part time
8,178 hours, 6,695 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE AT CRUISE ALT 32000 WITH 28 MIN INTO THE FLIGHT, ACFT FAIL LIGHT CAME ON WITH MASTER WARNING. ACFT FAIL LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL WE RESET MASTER WARNING AFTER 5 MIN. DURING THIS TIME VOLTS SHOWED 28 AND GENS SHOW 50 AMPS EACH AND WERE STEADY. INVERTERS SHOWED GOOD. M2B- FOUND CONNECTOR PN 383 OF NOSE AVIONICS J-BOX WITH BROKEN THUMBSCREEN CAUSING LOOSE CONNECTION REPLACED THUMBSCREEN WITH NEW, OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW MM 20-21-03 AND 560 WDM 24-20-01