What was found
PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE FAIL CAS LOW OIL PRESSURE SHUTDOWN. MX FOUND DC GENERATOR FAILED MECHANICALLY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE GEARBOX AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF OIL. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE WITH SERVICEABLE.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2019
- Submitted
- July 25, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N677DC
- Make and model
- Dorner DO328300
- Aircraft serial
- 3126
- Aircraft time
- 21,477 hours, 22,508 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Starter Gen
- Part number
- 8160121
- Part serial
- 631
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 1,086 hours, 1,272 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.