Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
September 18, 2020
Submitted
September 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500294
Aircraft time
4,129 hours, 3,271 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW535E
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
400SG180Q
Part serial
S00588XL
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, NOTED LOW FREQUENCY RUMBLE ASSOCIATED WITH RIGHT THROTTLE MOVEMENT. THEN GOT GEN 2 OFF BUS CAS MESSAGE. RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN IAW QRH. SIGNIFICANT CARBON VISIBLE ON BOTTOM OF RIGHT ENGINE ON POST FLIGHT. SIGN OFF. PERFORMED GVI OF RT ENGINE COWLS AND STARTER GENERATOR INTAKE AND EXHAUST, INTACT NO DEFECTS NOTED. EXHAUST NOTED CARBON BUILDUP ON COWL, POWERED AIRCRAFT UP WITH GPU, ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE DOWNLOAD OF FILE ALL WERE UNREADABLE, REMOVED STARTER GENERATOR AND FOUND PIECE OF METAL FELL OUT OF INTERNAL SECTION. INSTALLED OVERHAULED STARTER GENERATOR ON RT ENGINE, IAW EMBRAER AMM 24-31-01. REQUIRES OPS CHECK, DUE TO DCU UNAVAILIBLE FOR DOWNLOAD, PRATT AND WHITNEY. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS AND NO VIBRATION NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF GENERATOR WAS GOOD, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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