Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
May 12, 2013
Submitted
May 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0090
Aircraft time
6,139 hours, 4,463 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Engine time
5,858 hours, 4,308 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
5,858 hours, 4,308 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT EXPERIENCED A RT ENGINE GENERATOR FAILURE. GENERATOR WOULD NOT RESET. WHILE DIVERTING THE FUEL PUMPS CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY, THE IGNITERS CAME ON, LOSS OF POWER, AND ENGINE VIBRATION ON THE RT ENGINE. THE CREW DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. ACFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. FUEL OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE RT ENGINE. MX R & R RT STARTER GENERATOR, CARBON SEAL AND RUNNER. R & R BROKEN ENGINE FUEL LINE FROM THE FCU TO THE OIL/FUEL HEAT EXCHANGER. REPLACED ALL FIXED RIGID FUEL LINES. ENGINE RUNS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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