N106CA

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (WEATHER RADAR) · airframe 27,308 hrs · 39,888 cycles

PILOT REPORTED BURNING/ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE WEATHER RADAR TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN STANDBY MODE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RADAR INDICATOR AND ANTENNA WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (CARRYTHROUGH) · airframe 27,035 hrs · 39,306 cycles

A CRACK WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE RT SIDE OF LWR FWD CARRYTHROUGH SPAR CAP AT FASTENER LOCATION IN FWD ROW WHILE PERFORMING NDT PROCEDURE AS AMOC FOR AD2018-03-03R1. THE CRACK WAS CONFIRMED BY BOLT HOLE EDDY CURRENT AFTER THE FASTENER WAS REMOVED. THE WING JOINT FITTING ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FASTENER LOCATIONS WAS REPLACED WITH AN OEM PART ON FEBRUARY 27, 2017 (CESSNA SERVICE KIT SK421-152B) AND HAS ACCUMULATED 3304.2 SINCE INSTALLATION.

Part: DIODE — FAILED (STARTER RELAY) · airframe 21,679 hrs

ON TAXI, THE CREW REPORTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. MX FOUND A FAILED LT ENGINE STARTER RELAY DIODE FAILED.

Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS (LEFT) · airframe 21,078 hrs

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT FUEL FLOW SURGED 10 POUNDS IN CLIMB, FOLLOWED BY THE LT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. ELECTED TO TURN ON THE AUXILARY FUEL PUMP TO SUSTAIN POWER AND SMOOTH ENGINE PERFORMANCE. ON MX INSPECTION, A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED OF THE ENGINE AS WELL AS A RUN UP WITH ALL PARAMETERS CHECKING NORMAL. FUEL SYS STRAINER WAS INSPECTED ON LT WING AND THE FUEL FILTERS WERE CLEANED. THE FUEL METERING UNIT SEAL WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. ALL SYS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD.

Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (LT PROPELLER) · airframe 21,074 hrs

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, THE LT PROP WENT TO FEATHER. ON MX INSPECTION, THE LT PROP GOVERNOR WAS R & R. A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUNUP WAS PERFORMED WHICH HAD SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 18,955 hrs

AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, OEM PN 5142002-5, WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — UNSERVICEABLE (AVIONICS) · airframe 17,932 hrs

PREFLIGHT, CREW REPORTED AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH INOPERATIVE. MX R & R CIRCUIT BREAKER. SYS CHECKS OK. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

Part: MASTER SWITCH — UNSERVICEABLE (AVIONICS)

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AVIONICS SWITCH WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH.

Part: MASTER SWITCH — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,415 hrs

AVIONICS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN MASTER SWITCH SWITCHED TO ON POSITION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AVIONICS MASTER.

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — DEFECTIVE (C/B PANEL)

CREW REPORTED AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH INOP. MX CHANGED CIRCUIT BREAKER.

Part: RELAY — OVERHEATED (STARTER SYS)

PILOT ATTEMPTED START OF LEFT ENGINE, ENGINE DID NOT TURN. MECHANIC FOUND START RELAY OVERHEATED AND DISCOLORED REMOVE AND REPLACED RELAY AND STARTER AS A PRECAUTION AIRCRAFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

Part: RELAY — BURNED (STARTER)

PILOT REPORTED RT STARTER STAYED ENGAGED. MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED START RELAY AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE.