Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 17, 2025
Submitted
December 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0193
Aircraft time
6,962 hours, 4,553 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
99146851
Part serial
P2947
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J, B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING ENGS START, APU DRAW REACHED 1100 AMPS MOMENTARILY & REMAINED ABOVE 700 FOR THE DURATION OF PROCESS WHILE BATTERIES BARELY CONTRIBUTED TO START. AFTER SEQUENCE FINISHED, ELECTRICAL SYNOPTIC SHOWED BOTH MAIN GENS GEN OFF & APU GEN OFF. EICAS PRESENTED DC GEN OFF, DC GEN OFF APU, CHECK DOORS, NOSE DOOR OPEN L, FLAPS FAIL. PAX & CREW DETECTED A DISTINCTIVE ODOR LIKE ELECTRICAL NATURE. REMOVED INTERNALLY MELTED STARTER/GEN AND INSTALLED OVERHAULED STARTER/GEN IAW AMM 80-10-25. OPS CHKD GOOD. REMOVED BURNED APU CONTROL PCB AND INSTALLED A REPAIRED PCB IAW AMM 24-60-35. OPS CHKD GOOD.

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