SDR EYDA12009

Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
July 24, 2009
Submitted
July 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411PA
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
NA0211
Aircraft time
11,908 hours, 8,283 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23080005
Part serial
95279
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 400
Part time
387 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, NR 2 GEN FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CREW FELT VIBRATION FROM ENG. CREW ELECTED TO LAND AT MID AIRPORT DUE TO IT'S CLOSE PROXIMITY. ENG WAS PRECAUTIONARILY SHUTDOWN AND THE ACFT LANDED. MX FINDINGS WERE THAT AFT BRG HAD FAILED AND SHAFT HAD NOT FAILED AT SHEAR POINT WHICH CREATED VIBRATION. STARTER/GEN (PN 23080-005, SN 95279) WAS REMOVED AND AN OVERHAULED STARTER/GEN (PN 23080-005, SN 1304) WAS INSTALLED, ALL OPS CHECKS WERE NORMAL AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FAILED STARTER/GEN HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON 03/26/07 IN OVERHAULED CONDITION AND AT THE TIME OF IT'S FAILURE, HAD 646.5 HOURS AND 387 CYCLES. THE TBO FOR THIS UNIT IS 1000 HOURS.