Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
March 13, 2019
Submitted
March 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516N
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500397
Aircraft time
936 hours, 782 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW535E
Engine time
936 hours, 782 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
400SG180Q
Part serial
500653XL
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
936 hours, 782 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A MODERATE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CREW DETERMINED THAT THE VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM THE RT NACELLE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CREW RECEIVED A RT GEN FAIL CASS MESSAGE AND THE RT GENERATOR DROPPED OFFLINE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED INTO AEX.

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