Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
November 11, 2024
Submitted
November 14, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0054
Aircraft time
7,664 hours, 5,152 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Noise
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY. RIGHT ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY. LEFT ENGINE AT GROUND IDLE HAD A NOTICABLE HARMONIC HUM / VIBRATION (SIMILAR TO A RUMBLE STRIP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT SLOW SPPED). VIBRATION DID CHANGE WITH CHANGE IN RPM. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED. NO VISIBLE DISCRPANCIES NOTED. VIBRATION APPEARED TO GET WORSE WHEN STARTING APU FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN. COMPLIED WITH MULTIPLE ENGINE & APU STARTS IN DIFFERENT SEQUENCES . NO ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS NOTICED. REVIEWED CAS HISTORY AND NO VIB CAS MESSAGES NOTICED. C/W VISUAL CHECKS NO FAULTS NOTICED. WE LOOKED INTO THE 90 DAY HISTORY AND DID NOT SEE ANY PREVIOUS REPORTS OF VIBRATION CUSTOMER REQUESTED TO SWAP ENGINE STARTER GENERATORS. REMOVED AND SWAPPED #1 ENG STARTER GENERATOR P/N 9914685-1 S/N P3899 WITH #2 ENG STARTER GENERATOR P/N 9914685-1 S/N P2213. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST. NO FAULTS NOTED. IAW CE-680A AMM 80-10-20.

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