Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
February 9, 2015
Submitted
February 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330FL
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500105
Aircraft time
2,176 hours, 1,423 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Engine time
2,176 hours, 1,423 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,176 hours, 1,423 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT GENERATOR FAIL IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. ON DESCENT FROM ALTITUDE, APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AFTER REDUCING TLA TO IDLE, RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN UNCOMMANDED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED, ACFT LANDED WITH ONE ENG OPERATIVE. THE STARTER GEN HAD FAILED. ALSO FOUND THE FUEL INLET LINE AT THE FMU CRACKING & LEAKING, PROBABLY CAUSE OF UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN. THE STARTER GEN, FMU & FUEL LINE, ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR SHAFT REAR SEAL & OIL FILTER WERE REPLACED. ALL INSPECTIONS IAW EMM TASK WERE ACCOMPLISHED. ENG RUNS & LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD & THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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