Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
November 29, 2017
Submitted
November 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500279
Aircraft time
2,164 hours, 1,718 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
400SG180Q
Part serial
S00715XL
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
980 hours, 784 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

JUST AFTER STARTING THE TAXI, A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL FILLED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. TROUBLESHOT BURNING SMELL. CAUSE OF SMELL SUSPECTED TO BE ASSOCIATED STARTER GENERATOR FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AFTER STARTER GENERATOR REPLACEMENT AND OPERATED ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. NO DEFECTS NOTED AND NO BURNING SMELL PRESENT AT THIS TIME.

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