Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
December 13, 2002
Submitted
February 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N300CV
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
322
Engine
Ge CF700*
Part
Drive Shaft
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter Gen
Component
Starter Gen
Component part number
2CM82J1B
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HAS SHEARED TWO SHAFTS ON TWO DIFFERENT ENGINES WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 HOURS WHEN OCCURENCE OCCURED. WE PURCHASED AN OX UNIT FROM THE SAME COMPANY THIS LAST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURED AND LOOKING AT THE PAPERWORK ON SN KK-81 (OX UNIT) IT SUBSEQUENTLY HAS SHEARED TWO DRIVE SHAFT THIS YEAR ON ANOTHER OPERATORS AIRCRAFT. ITS MY BELIEF THAT THERE IS A MATERIAL OR MFG DEFECT WITH THESE NEW DRIVE SHAFTS BEING INSTALLED.