Service difficulty report · Starter · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
May 28, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
113
Aircraft time
5,127 hours, 3,210 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
35056565
Part serial
57364
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
2,160 hours, 1,332 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE HAD NORMAL START, DURING START FOR NR 1 ENGINE NO N2 ROTATION WAS OBSERVED. NR 2 WAS SHUTDOWN THEN APPROXIMATELY 1 MIN. LATER NR 1 ENGINE COWLING BLEW OPEN. ALL BLEED VALVE SWITCHES WERE IN "AUTO" POSITION. INSPECTED ENGINE & FOUND AIR STARTER TURBINE CASE CRACKED FROM THE 6 O'CLOCK TO THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. INSPECTED ENTIRE ENGINE OF DAMAGE NONE FOUND. REPLACED AIR STARTER CARBON SEALS I.A.W. CFE 738 L.M.M. CH. 72-62-01. NONE WERE DEFORMED. REPLACED AIR STARTER, STARTER DUCT QAD SCREWS, STARTER CLAMP, & O-RINGS IAW F2000 MM. SERVICED STARTER IAW CH. 80-002. OPS. CK. GOOD. REPLACED ENGINE START VALVE IAW CH. 80-004. OPS CK. GOOD.