Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 15, 2014
Submitted
March 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800169
Aircraft time
5,275 hours, 3,544 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
99146851
Part serial
P1948
Condition
Failed
Part time
620 hours, 402 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, H, J
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 FLIGHT LEVEL 410, RECEIVED AN AMBER DC GENERATOR OFF LIGHT & AN AMBER DC EMERGENCY BUSS LIGHT, CAS MESSAGE. LOST THE NR 1 DISPLAY UNIT, THE NR 3 DISPLAY UNIT & LOST THE FLAPS & AUTOPILOT. CHECKLIST INDICATED A GENERATOR OVER CURRENT WAS AT FAULT. VERIFIED GENERATOR NOT PRODUCING VOLTAGE. REMOVED INOPERATIVE GENERATOR & INSTALLED A OVERHAULED STARTER GEN IAW MM 80-10-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD.