Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 13, 2011
Submitted
July 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824CB
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
0824
Aircraft time
5,087 hours, 5,319 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Engine time
4,999 hours, 5,187 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
230800251
Part serial
Y20541
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
999 hours, 999 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT GENERATOR FAILED, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VOLTAGE DROPPED TO ZERO AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION OCCURED THAT HAD DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO THROTTLE POSITION. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTED AIRPORT. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

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