Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
June 3, 2021
Submitted
June 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924PS
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60050
Aircraft time
11,702 hours, 7,665 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23091009
Part serial
P1107
Condition
Worn
Location
Right
Part time
422 hours, 348 cycles
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

ON THE AFTERNOON OF 6-4-2021, DEPARTING OUT OF KMDQ AND HEADING TO KBJC, THE CREW FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE AIRPLANE PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WITH ANY OF THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WAS NOTED. THEY DECIDED TO DIVERT INTO KMEM WHERE THEY LANDED SAFELY. THE VIBRATION WAS STILL PRESENT ON THE GROUND WITH ENGINES RUNNING. ON THE GROUND THE CREW COMPLETED THEIR "WALKAROUND" AND NOTICED THE RH ENGINE COWLING HAD BLACK SOOT EXITING FROM THE STARTER/GENERATOR COOLING DUCT EXIT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED FROM EL PASO WITH A NEW STARTER/GENERATOR AND INSTALLED IT ONTO THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE RUNS COMPLETED, NO VIBRATIONS NOTED. THE CREW CONTINUE THEIR FLIGHT INTO KBJC WITH NO OTHER ISSUES/VIBRATIONS NOTED.