Service difficulty report · Generator · Beech C99

Difficulty date
August 1, 2022
Submitted
August 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216CS
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U216
Aircraft time
29,329 hours, 36,695 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CR
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

LEFT BOTH STARTERS ON AFTER START UP ( FLEW A B MODEL FOR 2 WEEKS AND GOT USED TO THE NON LOCKING TOGGLE SWITCH), COUPLE MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF I NOTICED THE GENERATOR FAIL. TOLD SLC I WAS RETURNING AND LOST POWER. MADE THE DECISION TO FLY INTO KPVU. MADE ATTEMPTS TO CALL SLC AND PVU TOWER BUT I HAD INSUFFICIENT SERVICE. WHILE DOING SO I RAN GEN INOP CHECKLIST, CHECKED BREAKERS, AND DID THE E GEAR EXTENSION. I WAS TEXTING THE FAA AND HAD PVU TOWER VERIFY MY GEAR WAS DOWN. LANDED AT PVU, TAXIED TO THE ALPINE HANGAR, AND CALLED SLC TRACON.

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