Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Lear 31

Difficulty date
June 6, 2012
Submitted
June 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N90BA
Make and model
Lear 31
Aircraft serial
018
Aircraft time
7,575 hours, 7,494 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Engine time
7,394 hours, 7,256 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
66084582
Part serial
4948
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 400
Part time
3,000 hours, 3,000 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, H, F
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

PILOTS NOTICED A VIBTATION IN FLIGHT (APP 25 MIN. INTO FLIGHT). CREW TRIED TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF VIBRATION (RUMBLE). RT GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE, CREW RETURNED TO HOME BASE. REMOVED RT STARTER/GENERATOR AND FOUND THE BEARINGS & SHAFT SHIFTED OUT OF THE STARTER/GEN HOUSING DESTROYING INTERNAL COMPONETS. STARTER/GENERATOR IS BEING SENT TO REPAIR/O/H FACILITY TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF CATISTROPHIC FAILURE.

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