Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
October 24, 2012
Submitted
October 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311FL
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500034
Aircraft time
1,528 hours, 998 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Engine time
1,528 hours, 998 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
MG103C3
Part serial
019
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
589 hours, 390 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE CREW ADVISED AT FL450 THEY EXPERIENCED A HIGH VIBRATION FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE ACCOMPANIED BY A NR 2 GENERATOR FAILURE, THE CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST FOR HIGH VIBE WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED WITH SHUTTING NR 2 ENGINE DOWN IN FLIGHT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. MX FOUND THE NR 2 STARTER/GENERATOR FAILED AND REPLACED IT.

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