Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 73781Q

Difficulty date
July 22, 2018
Submitted
September 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520AM
Make and model
Boeing 73781Q
Aircraft serial
29052
Aircraft time
58,464 hours, 21,252 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
350594510
Part serial
GRTA6073
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
43,438 hours, 20,884 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT MZT DUE TO DURING CRUISE, THE LEFT ENGINE PRESENTED LOW OIL QUANTITY INDICATION; SO FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE QRH 7.21 PROCEDURE. AT MZT, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED LEFT ENGINE LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 71-00-00, FIM 79-05 TASK 808 PROCEDURE, DETECTING THE LEFT ENGINE STARTER DAMAGED; SO THE LEFT ENGINE STARTER WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 80-11-00, OPERATIONAL TEST AND DRY MOTOR LEAK TEST WERE PERFORMED IAW AMM 79-00-00 AND AMM 71-00-00 AND BITE TO EEC IAW FIM 73-00 TASK 801 PROCEDURE, ALL TESTED CORRECT.

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