Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
September 18, 2014
Submitted
September 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608MM
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250104
Aircraft time
5,913 hours, 4,438 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ441A
Engine time
5,913 hours, 4,438 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
45700104
Part serial
1231
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 1
Part time
5,913 hours, 4,438 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, POS 1 STARTER GEN FAILED. CHECKLIST FOR SINGLE GEN FAILURE WAS PERFORMED & NO INDICATION OF GEN OUTPUT WAS NOTED. PIC DIVERTED FLIGHT FOR LANDING AT A CLOSER AIRPORT. DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING POS 1 ENG BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. ALL POWER ON POS 1 ENG WAS LOST DURING A 1 MINUTE INTERVAL. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ENG LOST THRUST, TEMP INDICATION & LOW TO NO N1 INDICATION, THE PIC SUSPECTED FLAMEOUT OCCURRED. ACFT CONTINUED FLIGHT & EXECUTED LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH ONE ENG OPERATING. ACFT IS UNDERGOING INSPECTION & MX TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LOSS OF ENG. THE STARTER GEN TIME IN SERVICE SINCE OVERHAUL WAS 849 HOURS, 610 CYCLES & 21M 12D.

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