Service difficulty report · Shaft · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
December 26, 2015
Submitted
December 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531FX
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20150
Aircraft time
8,755 hours, 5,421 cycles
Part
Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rt Generator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TURNED BACK TO BASE DUE TO GEN FAILURE. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & THE ACFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND THE RT GEN SHAFT SHEARED. THE SHAFT COUPLING WAS REPLACED & AN OVERHAULED GEN INSTALLED. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKS WERE GOOD & THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS WAS A DUAL GEN FAIL. ACFT OPERATED ON ESSENTIAL POWER UNTIL APU GEN WAS BROUGHT ONLINE. LT GEN WAS R & R. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.