Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
February 5, 2016
Submitted
February 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311MK
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
0095
Aircraft time
4,480 hours, 2,646 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306A
Engine time
4,325 hours, 2,552 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23291006
Part serial
98021
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
812 hours, 464 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE, THE LT GEN FAILED, WITH PERCEPTIBLE VIBRATION. SECURED THE GEN & CONTINUED THE FLIGHT. WHILE ON APPROACH, AS POWER WAS REDUCED, THE LT ENG FAILED. DECLARED AN EMER. THE LANDING & TAXI TO THE RAMP WAS UNEVENTFUL & REQUIRED NO EMER ASSISTANCE. A CRACKED & SEPARATED FUEL TUBE BETWEEN THE FUEL CONTROL & THE FLOW DIVIDER WAS ALSO FOUND DURING MX INVESTIGATION. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE CRACK WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILED GEN VIBRATION.