Service difficulty report · Pcb · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 8, 2026
Submitted
January 12, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0257
Aircraft time
6,064 hours, 3,992 cycles
Part
Pcb
Part number
676815024
Part serial
0340
Condition
Faulty
Location
Power Dist
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE LT DC GEN OFF L AMBER CAS MESS APPEARED RIGHT AT ABOUT 90-100 KTS ON TAKE OFF ROLL, ARES DATA SENT TO TEXTRON ON 1/8 AT 1645.EZ1/8 PERFORMED ENG RUNS VERIFIED NR 1 GEN WILL NOT COME ONLINE, PERFORMED GCU FAULT CHK IAW AMM 24-30-45 NOTED SYS LIGHT ON STEADY, INDICATES BUILD UP GROUND FAULT. SYNOPTIC SHOWS 29V AVALLABLE AT LT GEN BUT 0 AMPS, CYDING GEN RESET SWITCH HAS NO EFFECT ON THE FALL. ML 1/8 REPOSITLONED NR 1 ENG GCU TO APU POSI & APU GCU TO NR 1 POS IAW AMM 24-30-45. PERFORMED GEN OPS CHK IAW AMM 80-10-20, NO CHANGE TO DEFECT. RETURNED GCUS TO ORIG POS. REPOSITIONED LT GEN LINE CONTACTOR TO RT POS & RT GEN LINE CONTACTOR TO LT SIDE IAW AMM 24-60-10. PERFORMED GEN OPS CHECK IAW AMM 80-10-20 WITH NO CHANGE TO DEFECT. RETURNED GEN IINE CONTACTORS TO ORIG POS. REPOSITLONED LT POWER DIST PCB TO RT POS & RT POWER DIST PCB TO LT POS IAW AMM 24-60-35. PERFORMED GEN, OPS CHECK IAW AMM 80-10-20, RT GEN WILL NO LONGER COME ONLINE. RETURNED POWER DIST PCBS TO ORIG POS. R & R LT POWER DIST PCB NZ103 IAW AMM 24-60-35. OPS CHKD GOOD, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

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