Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Gulstm G150

Difficulty date
March 6, 2011
Submitted
April 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769MS
Make and model
Gulstm G150
Aircraft serial
252
Aircraft time
952 hours, 406 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Engine time
952 hours, 406 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23065020
Part serial
P1210
Condition
Vibration
Location
Zone 400
Part time
124 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STARTER GENERATOR DEVELOPED VIBRATIONS IN FLIGHT. STARTER GEN CONTINUED TO WORK. AFTER REMOVAL, AT FIRST LOOK IT SEEMED THAT BEARING HAD DETERIORATED. MFG TOOK STARTER GENERATOR FOR TEARDOWN.