Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
April 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959AE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
959
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23079009
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Eng
Part time
3,986 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLT 3233 - LAX-SBP - PILOT REPORTED, THAT DURING FLIGHT A MODERATE VIBRATION WAS ENCOUNTERED IN THE LEFT ENGINE, THE GENERATOR THEN FAILED. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT HAND STARTER GENERATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.