Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 22, 2008
Submitted
January 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0178
Aircraft time
9,098 hours, 8,671 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
6,032 hours, 6,169 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
200SGL119Q2RX
Part serial
4104XL
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Part time
789 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NORMAL SCHEDULED AM FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH ABOUT 8 MILES FROM AIRPORT WHEN GENERATOR FELL OFF LINE AND WOULD NOT RESET. STANDBY POWER SYSTEM PICKED UP ELECTRICAL LOAD AS DESIGNED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. STARTER/GENERATOR WAS REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL.

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