SDR 2013F00048

Service difficulty report · Terminal · Lear 36LEAR

Difficulty date
February 3, 2013
Submitted
February 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71PG
Make and model
Lear 36LEAR
Aircraft serial
013
Aircraft time
19,714 hours, 8,339 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Engine time
17,935 hours, 8,172 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
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

A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE RT GENERATOR. AT THE SAME TIME SEVERAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF MOST OF THE RT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND B TERMINAL WIRE TERMINAL HAD SHORTED AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM. REPLACED THE TERMINAL, OPS CHECKED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.