Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Lear 25B

Difficulty date
December 12, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lear 25B
Aircraft time
10,982 hours
Engine
Ge CJ6106
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
3083949AT
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DEPARTED AIRPORT AND LEVELED OFF AT FL410. VERY LIGHT TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES INTO CRUISE, THE RT ENGINE PRODUCED A LIGHT BANG & BEGAN TO SPOOL DOWN. THE RPM'S SETTLED A T 25-30 PERCENT. THE R/H THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE THEN TO IDLE CUT-OFF. DURING THE DESCENT, AT FL380 THE LT ENGINE BEGUN TO VIBRATE, FOLLOWED BY AN ILLUMINATION OF THE LT GENERATOR WARNING LIGHT. AT THIS TIME AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED & A DESCENDING TURN WAS INITIATED.

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