Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
May 8, 2022
Submitted
May 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800144
Aircraft time
13,549 hours, 9,054 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Dc System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DC EMER BUS R AMBER CAS: IN FLIGHT DC EMER BUS R DC GEN OFF R DU 4 OFF DU 3 RED X'S FMS 2 INITIALLY TRIED TO USE DC GEN OFF R QRH THE BUS TIE WOULD NOT CLOSE. CHECKED RH ENGINE GENERATOR WIRES AND FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE GROUND COMING FROM ONE OF THE WIRES ON TERMINAL E ON RH ENGINE STARTER GOING TO RH GCU. INSPECTED WIRE AND FOUND TERMINAL ON WIRE NOT CRIMPED CORRECTLY AND COUSING HIGH RESISTANCE GROUND. REMOVED WIRE TERMINAL AND CRIMPED A NEW TERMINAL, CHECK GROUND AT RH GCU AND NOW GETTING A GOOD GROUND. RECONNECTED WIRES BACK ON RH GENERATOR TERMINAL E, POWER AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY START OF RH ENGINE, STARTED LH ENGINE AND NO DC EMER BUS R AMBER CAS NOTED BOTH GENERATORS CAME ON UNE AND DO DU FAULTS. ALL CH ECKES OK I/ A/ CE-680 WIRING 24-30-02. AMM 24-31-00,24-30-00 AND 24·60-10.