Service difficulty report · Starter · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
June 18, 2022
Submitted
June 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8287E
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1356
Aircraft time
8,317 hours, 9,146 cycles
Part
Starter
Condition
None
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED CASCADING ELECTRICAL FAILURES ON AIRCRAFT AND DIVERTED AND HAD EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR THEM. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND WITH AIRCRAFT. SUSPECT STARTER SWITCH WAS LEFT ON CAUSING RIGHT GEN TO NOT WORK AND THAT THE CREW SECURED THE LEFT GEN DUE TO HIGH LOAD AND MISINTERPRETATION OF CHECKLIST. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED GEN AND CURRENT LIMITERS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

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