Service difficulty report · Generator · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
December 21, 2008
Submitted
January 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
452022
Aircraft time
3,195 hours, 2,571 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Engine time
3,195 hours, 2,571 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
6608458005
Part serial
Y10496
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
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

R/H ENGINE VIBRATION NECESSITATED IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN. DURING VIBRATION THE 'EMER BATT' AND EMER SWITCH LIGHTS WOULD BLINK. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KFLL. MAINTENANCE RAN ENGINE AND FOUND THE RT GENERATOR FAULTY. GENERATOR REPLACED AND GROUND RUNS PERFORMES SATISFACTORILY