Service difficulty report · Distribution Box · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 1, 2019
Submitted
February 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145MW
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45400
Aircraft time
2,342 hours, 2,075 cycles
Part
Distribution Box
Part number
660GC02Y07
Part serial
668
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
2,342 hours, 2,075 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING A NON PASSENGER, NON REVENUE FLIGHT, THE LEFT GENERATOR FAIL CAS MESSAGE APPEARED AS THE CREW WAS POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THE CREW TAXIED BACK TO PARKING. THE LEFT AFT POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY IN NOT PROPERLY CONTROLLING THE LEFT GENERATOR OUTPUT VOLTAGE. THE STARTER GENERATOR AND THE LEFT AFT PDP WERE REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED/REPAIRED (SERVICEABLE) COMPONENTS. DURING SUBSEQUENT GROUND TESTING AS APPLICABLE, THE FAULT WAS DETERMINED TO BE CORRECTED.