Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 12, 2011
Submitted
July 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800073
Aircraft time
4,318 hours, 2,892 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
99146851
Part serial
P1247
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
280 hours, 194 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL400, A VIBRATION & AUDIBLE NOISE NOTED APPROX 2 HRS INTO FLT. AN ENGINE CONTROL FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON CAS. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED AND CAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, A DC GEN CAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED & CHECKLIST COMPLETED. UNABLE TO RESET CAS MESSAGE. VIBRATION FROM LT ENGINE CONTINUED, DIVERTED. LT THROTTLE BROUGHT TO IDLE WHICH REDUCED NOISE AND VIBRATION. LANDED AT DEPARTURE UNEVENTFULLY. R & R LT ENGINE STARTER/GENERATOR IAW MM 80-10-00. OPENED DRAIN CAP ON EEC PRESSURE SENSE LINE AND FOUND EXCESSIVE MOISTURE. REMOVED LINE AND RECONNECTED. RAN ENGINES, OPS CHECKED GOOD.