Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
June 18, 2013
Submitted
June 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131QS
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK431
Aircraft time
3,561 hours, 3,300 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23080050
Part serial
P1014
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
681 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING LEFT ENGINE, AN ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND LT ENGINE STARTER/GENERATOR TO HAVE BURNED SMELL FOLLOWING ENGINE START. ALSO, EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BLACK SOOT ON LOWER ENGINE AFT OF STARTER/GEN EXHAUST. CONFIRMED WITH CREW THAT ODOR WAS THROUGH GASPER. AS PRECAUTION, INSPECTED COCKPIT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS AND ENGINE START SWITCHES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED LT ENGINE STARTER/GENERATOR WITH AN O/H UNIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD. VERIFIED THAT NO ELECTRICAL ODORS OCCURRED IN COCKPIT OR AT LT ENGINE STARTER/GEN FOLLOWING START SEQUENCE.