Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 28, 2013
Submitted
July 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800081
Aircraft time
5,366 hours, 3,540 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
9946851
Condition
Fire
Location
Lt Nacelle
Part time
4,009 hours, 2,645 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER APU SHUTDOWN, FLAMES WERE NOTICED COMING FROM LOWER LT ENGINE NACELLE. INSPECTED AREA AND FOUND BURN ON LOWER COWLING. FOUND GENERATOR DAMAGED, APPEARS TO HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. R & R THE LEFT STARTER GENERATOR IAW MM 80-10-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.