Service difficulty report · Plug · Amd FALCON10

Difficulty date
February 12, 2003
Submitted
March 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N89EC
Make and model
Amd FALCON10
Aircraft serial
109
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Plug
Part number
SN239
Condition
Melted
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
7,390 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT START DUE TO LACK OF STARTER ROTATION. TRACED PROBLEM TO MELTED STARTER/GENERATOR PYLON FEED THROUGH PLUG. OUTBOARD TERMINAL END OF PLUG AND TERMINAL END OF CABLE HAD MELTED. IAW SNL AND MM. (PTRS SW15200305957) 3456.