Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
December 9, 2019
Submitted
December 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500432
Aircraft time
1,780 hours, 1,404 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
400SG180Q
Part serial
S00356XL
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

GEN 2 OFF BUS YELLOW CAS ILLUMINATED - SOON AFTER TAKEOFF CREW NOTICED AN UNUSUAL AND SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN THE RUDDER PEDALS AS WELL AS AN AUDIBLE RUMBLE, MORE NOTICEABLE WITH NOISE CANCELLING HEADSETS BUT ALSO WITHOUT. CLIMBING THRU APPROX FL180 CREW RECEIVED YELLOW GEN 2 FAIL CAS MESSAGE, AND ASSOCIATED WHITE SHED BUSS OFF CAS PLUS GSR1 FAIL SYSTEM ADVISORY MESSAGE ON GTC. CREW PERFORMED QRH AND SINCE BOTH MESSAGE AND VIBRATION PERSISTED, FOLLOWED QRH THROUGH PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF #2 ENGINE AND LANDED. PERFORMED GVI OF THE STARTER/GENERATOR WITH NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO IT OR THE SURROUNDING AREA. REMOVED STARTER/GEN FOUND REAR BEARING WENT BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER/GEN, STARTER PAD MAG SEAL, ACCESSORY DRIVE GEARSHAFT REAR SEAL, RH ENGINE FUEL INLET PRESSURE TUBE AND OIL FILTER. PERFORMED UNSCHEDULED ENGINE WINDMILLING IN FLIGHT INSPECTION WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED UNSCHEDULED AIRCRAFT NOISE AND VIBRATION INSPECTION WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

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