Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Raythn 390

Difficulty date
August 18, 2009
Submitted
August 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N767CS
Make and model
Raythn 390
Aircraft serial
RB142
Aircraft time
396 hours
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
3903890001001
Part serial
050
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 400
Part time
274 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING NR 2 ENG START THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE ACCELERATED FAST AND MADE STRANGE NOISES. START SEQUENCE WAS TERMINATED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NR 2 STARTER GEN SMELLED OF SMOKE WAS HARD TO TURN AND BRUSHES HAD HEAT DISCOLORATION AND WERE CHIPPED.