Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 12, 2011
Submitted
May 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0026
Aircraft time
10,080 hours, 13,910 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
200SGL119Q2
Part serial
3802XL
Condition
Shorted
Location
Engine
Part time
621 hours, 1,189 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE CREW WAS WAITING AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY FOR CLEARANCE TO TAKE OFF, THE STANDBY POWER LIGHT AND GENERATOR OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER THOSE LIGHTS CAME ON THE CREW ALSO NOTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO PARKING RAMP AND THEN CONTACTED FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO MX CONTROL. ANOTHER ACFT AND CREW WAS DISPATCHED WITH MECHANIC, MANUALS AND PARTS TO REPAIR ACFT. MX TROUBLESHOOTING - FOUND STARTER GENERATOR BAD, R & R STARTER GENERATOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT - COMPLETED ACFT INSP AND ENGINE OP RUNS IAW MM 80-00-00. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED OR FOUND.

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