Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
February 15, 2011
Submitted
February 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N628CK
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600194
Aircraft time
6,493 hours, 5,476 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
5,783 hours, 4,944 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Broken
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
538 hours, 586 cycles
Component
Starter Gen · Bfgoodrich · 99121254
Component part number
230850041
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, H
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CREW NOTICED A VIBRATION IN CRUISE. IDENTIFIED ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS IN RT STARTER/GENERATOR. I SOLATED STARTER/GENERATOR. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED DURING THE FLIGHT. RESEARCH REVEALED THE STARTER/GENERATOR, O/H, HAD THE SAME FAILURE PRIOR TO BEING OVERHAULED. BECAUSE OF THE CALENDAR TIME, IT WASN'T POSSIBLE TO TRACE THE COMPONENT HISTORY OF THE BEARINGS, VENDOR, ETC. STARTER/GENERATOR RETURNED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.