Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
January 27, 2023
Submitted
January 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800AN
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40618
Aircraft time
28,923 hours, 4,589 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
7001330H04
Part serial
AAEF003176
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1
Part time
19,646 hours, 2,445 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AT CRUISE ELEC GEN DRIVE L1 LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO MIA. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT FOR LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 VARIABLE FREQUENCY STARTER GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-21-09-00B.

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