Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
August 26, 2010
Submitted
October 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769DS
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
052
Aircraft time
3,674 hours, 2,562 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
66085122
Part serial
1245XL
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT RETURNING TO SERVICE, NOTED A VIBRATION IN THE ACFT. DETERMINED PROBLEM TO BE IN LT GENERATOR. ACFT LANDED TO DROP PASSENGER. CREW ADVISED MX OF PROBLEM, DISPATCHED A MECH THE FOLLOWING MORNING WITH A STARTER/GENERATOR. INSTALLED SAME, NO VIBRATIONS NOTED, ACFT RELOCATED TO BASE. O/H UNINSTALLED, SN 2017XL FAILED UNIT HAD APPROX 5 MONTHS AND 121 HRS IN SERVICE. FAILED UNIT WAS O/H IN TEXAS. FAILED PART WAS INSTALLED ON 2/26/2010.