What was found
STARTER/GENERATOR DRIVESHAFT AND STARTER/GENERATOR DRIVESHAFT SPLINES WORN COMPLETLY AWAY CAUSING GENERATOR TO CEASE FUNCTIONING DURING OTHERWISE NORMAL FLIGHT. POSSIBLY LARGER SPLINES COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N61TJ
- Make and model
- Amd FALCON10
- Aircraft serial
- 041
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Driveshaft
- Part number
- 30702093
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Start/Gen
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.