Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
November 4, 2013
Submitted
November 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808WG
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60112
Aircraft time
7,320 hours, 4,928 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
400SG138Q2
Part serial
1300
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE PREPARING TO DEPART, THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT THE RT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. MAINTENANCE TEAM WAS DISPATCHED TO ACFT AND CONFIRMED THAT THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED STARTER GENERATOR AND PERFORMED LEAK AND OPS CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.