SDR E07A557TC

Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
April 17, 2011
Submitted
April 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557TC
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000067
Aircraft time
433 hours, 328 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
MG94F1
Part serial
135
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
433 hours, 328 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT, CREW NOTED VIBRATION AND THEN LT GEN FAIL INDICATION. ACFT WAS DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMIND BEARINGS ON LT GEN HAD FAILED. THIS ALSO DAMAGED THE SPLINE DRIVE ADAPTER IN THE ENGINE. PN CT3983-01

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