JASC 2435

Service difficulty reports · 2,052

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE jasc_code = '2435'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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SDR 2011FA0000229Starter Gen · vibrationSTARTER GENERATOR DEVELOPED VIBRATIONS IN FLIGHT. STARTER GEN CONTINUED TO WORK. AFTER REMOVAL, AT FIRST LOOK IT SEEMED THAT BEARING HAD DETERIORATED. MFG TOOK STARTER GENERATOR FOR TEARDOWN.Mar 6, 2011 · N769MS · Gulstm G150SDR QXEA2011030200198Starter Gen · failedDURING APU START HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE FROM THE APU EXHAUST. CLEARED 3/1 BY REPLACING STARTER/GENERATOR. RETURNED TO SERVICE.Feb 26, 2011 · N403QX · Bombdr DHC8402SDR QXEA2011022800194Starter Gen · failedDC BUSS FAULT CAUTION & EPCU SHOWED FAULT CODE 27. LOUD HOWLING NOISE FROM TAIL OF ACFT AT APU, FLAMES SEEN BY FUELER RT SIDE OF APU COWLING. APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED AND FOUND APU STARTER/GENERATOR FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM TASK 24-33-01-000-Feb 24, 2011 · N400QX · Bombdr DHC8402SDR E07A605ASStarter Gen · inoperativeDURING CRUISE CREW NOTICED NR 2 GEN FAIL LIGHT AND SLIGHT VIBRATION. RT GEN WAS SELECTED OFF AND FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED. STARTED GEN WAS REPLACED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON FUTHER INSP IT APPEARS THAT THE BEARINGS FAILED ON THE STARTER/GEN.Feb 17, 2011 · Emb EMB505SDR 2011FA0000106Bearing · brokenCREW NOTICED A VIBRATION IN CRUISE. IDENTIFIED ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS IN RT STARTER/GENERATOR. I SOLATED STARTER/GENERATOR. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED DURING THE FLIGHT. RESEARCH REVEALED THE STARTER/GENERATOR, O/H, HAD THE SAME FAILURE PRIOR TO BEING OFeb 15, 2011 · N628CK · Cessna 560CESSNASDR CA110225016Bearing · seized(CAN) APPROACHING THE AIRPORT, PILOTS NOTICED THE "START GEN" ANNUNCIATOR TO ILLUMINATE (LIGHT UP). A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS, THEY SAW SPARKS COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. FOR PRECAUTION, THEY SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND THEY LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER Feb 4, 2011 · Beech B100SDR CA110127001Bearing · worn(CAN) PILOT REPORTED ON ARRIVAL, ON FLIGHT 8805 NR 1 ENGINE VIBRATION FELT IN POWER AND CONDITION LEVERS. MAINTENANCE STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT NR 1 ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR WITH WORN OUT BEARING. COOLING FAN CONTACTING THE FAN SHROUD. Jan 22, 2011 · Dhav DHC8102SDR QMLA2011011511009Brushes · wornDURING STARTER GENERATOR 300HR INSP FOUND BRUSH RIVET MISSING AND TENSION SPRING BROKEN. SECOND OCCURANCE OF BROKEN BRUSH, RIVET AND SPRING IN 5 MONTHS 142+12HRS, SN 10938XL2 TIME SINCE O/H 676+16 TIME SINCE REPAIR 142+12 PREVIOUS OCCURANCE SN 10260 8-24-2010Jan 15, 2011 · N902CF · Snias AS350B3SDR QMLA2011010911004Starter Gen · defectiveNR2 STARTER/GENERATOR CAUSING IRREGULAR AMPERAGE SPIKES ON AMMETER DURING NORMAL FLIGHT. MOMENTARILY KICKED OFF NR1 GENERATOR. FOUND FAULTY STARTER/GENERATOR UPON EXAMINATION. STARTER BRUSHES WERE WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS AND IRREGULAR BRUSH WEAR NOTEDJan 9, 2011 · N211SL · Bolkms BK117B2SDR DBCA201101020001Starter Gen · failedWHEN PREPARING TO DEPART BZN NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT SPOOL. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE FOUND STARTER/GENERATOR HAD FAILED. REPLACED STARTER/GENERATOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.Jan 2, 2011 · N95GK · Beech 400ASDR 2011F00000Starter Gen · destroyedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, BELIEVED TO BE FROM ENGINE AREA. VIBRATION INCREASED, BUT DID NOT SHOW ON EVM INDICATOR, FOLLOWED BY GEN 1 FAIL INDICATION, WITH BUS TIE CLOSED IN FLIGHT. ACFT MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING. MX FOUND NR1 STARTER GEN FDec 21, 2010 · N261PA · Beech 100BEECHSDR CA101218001Starter Gen · failed(CAN) PILOT REPORTED DURING LT ENGINE START THE ENGINE HUNG ONCE AT 40% N1. SECOND START WAS SUCCESSFUL BUT THE GENERATOR WOULD NO COME ON LINE WHEN ENGINE STABILIZED AT 60 %. STARTER/GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OUT FURTHER INCODENT.Dec 17, 2010 · Beech A100SDR E07A600AS1210Starter Gen · vibrationCREW EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN CRUISE FLIGHT. WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES A NR2 GEN OFF BUS CAS WAS ILLUMINATED. STARTER/GEN WAS REPLACED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.Dec 5, 2010 · N600AS · Emb EMB500SDR E81RTT40346Bearing · disintegrated(E81RINVESTIGATED REPORTED IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF LT ENG DC GENERATOR FUNCTION. INITIAL VISUAL INSP OF LT ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR SHOWED INTERNAL FAILURE, METALLIC DEBRIS IN ADJACENT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. UPON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND ANTI-DRIVE END BRG HAD FAILED, CNov 15, 2010 · N363CA · Raythn B300RAYTHEONSDR U43R2010AF0000204Starter Gen · failedSTARTER FAILED ON INTIAL START ATTEMPT. NO MOVEMENT OF THE BENDIX GEAR AT ALL BUT YOU COULD HEAR THE POWER APPLIED TO THE STARTER. R2 STARTER MOC'D FOUND OK. THEN RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE. THIS MAKES THE THIRTY SEVENTH (37) STARTER IN LESS THAN (2) YEARSNov 10, 2010 · N343AF · Diamon DA40SDR E07A645ASStarter Gen · malfunctionedIN CRUSE FLIGHT, CREW HEARD LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED VIBRATION. CREW LANDED ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON FINAL APPROACH CREW NOTICED FEN 1 FAIL LIGHT. LT STARTER/GENERATOR WAS REPLACED AND ACFT FINISH TRIP TO DESTINATION.Nov 7, 2010 · N646AS · Emb EMB500SDR KY1R201110291001Starter Gen · failedOVERHAULED STARTER GENERATOR INSTALLED IN NR 1 POSITION. UPON GROUND RUN, FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL GENERATOR VOLTAGE BALANCING PROCEDURE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT GENERATOR NR 1 INDICATED 90 AMPS AND NR 2 GENERATOR INDICATED 5 AMPS AT 28.5 VDC. FURTHER, STARTER GENEROct 29, 2010 · N97MD · Urocop AS365N3SDR V0DR967YCBearing · failedBEARING FAILURE AT TSO:282.1. CAUSED ARMATURE TO STATOR CONTACT.Oct 7, 2010 · Beech 1900DSDR HEEA129628Starter Gen · surgesWHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT ALL DAFCS SYS DISENGAGED. COPILOT EFIS WENT OFF. ELECTRICAL SURGES IN SYS FOLLOWED BY NR1 ADC FAILURE. MX REPLACED THE NR 2 STARTER GENERATOR.Oct 5, 2010 · N790P · Skrsky S76CSDR CA101222007Starter Gen · failed(CAN) ON A FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE GENERATOR HAD FAILED. THE STARTER/GENERATOR WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER INCIDENT PREVAILED.Sep 23, 2010 · Cessna 208BSDR U43R2010AF0000199Starter · failedSTARTER FAILED TO ENGAGE, TECH CHECKED ELECTIRCAL CIRCUITS, THEY HAD POWER. STEPPED THE CREW TO A SPARE ACFT.Sep 7, 2010 · N312AF · Diamon DA40SDR QMLA2010090510057Starter Gen · inoperativeAROUND 20 MINUTES INTO A FLIGHT, THE GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT THEN DIVERTED AND CALLED THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC THEN R & R THE STARTER/GEN WITH SERVICEABLE O/H UNIT. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.Sep 5, 2010 · N102LN · Snias AS350B2SDR 2010FA0001016Starter Gen · misoverhauled(NE2R) DURING DISASSEMBLY OF THIS STARTER GENERATOR FOR AN O/H EVALUATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STATOR HAD BEEN SATURATED WITH "GLYPTOL" WHICH IS "STRICTLY PROHIBITED" BY THE CURRENT 23080 SERIES II CMM. THE CMM STATES THAT STATORS COATED WITH "GLYPTOL"Sep 3, 2010SDR EZK2010F00000Starter Gen · failedACFT RETURNING TO SERVICE, NOTED A VIBRATION IN THE ACFT. DETERMINED PROBLEM TO BE IN LT GENERATOR. ACFT LANDED TO DROP PASSENGER. CREW ADVISED MX OF PROBLEM, DISPATCHED A MECH THE FOLLOWING MORNING WITH A STARTER/GENERATOR. INSTALLED SAME, NO VIBRATIONS NAug 26, 2010 · N769DS · Lear 60LEARSDR CA100824002Starter · unserviceableTHE STARTER WAS FOUND ELECTRICALLY UNSERVICEABLE. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE STARTER.Aug 18, 2010 · Robsin R44RAVENIISDR QMLA2010080410045Starter Gen · failedENROUTE TO A LOCAL PUBLIC RELATIONS EVENT THE GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INITIATED GENERATOR FAILURE PROCEDURES AND GENERATOR RESET PROPERLY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER AN ACRID, BURNING ODOR FILLED COCKPIT. IMMEDIATELY SECURED GENERATOR AND SET UP FOR LANDIAug 4, 2010 · N902CF · Snias AS350B3SDR O842010F00000Starter Gen · malfunctionedGENERATOR WOULD NOT GO ON-LINE AFTER ENGINE START FOR RETURN FLIGHT BACK TO HOME BASE FROM HELIPAD AFTER PATIENT DROP-OFF.Jul 28, 2010 · N880SF · Bell 230SDR CA100730008Starter · failedSTARTER ELECTRICALLY UNSERVICEABLE. WHEN TURNING ON ACFT POWER THE STARTER WOULD ENGAGE.Jul 24, 2010 · Robsin R44RAVENIISDR CA100726017Starter Gen · failed(CAN) LT STATER-GENERATOR FAILED PRIOR TO DESCENT. PILOTS FOLLOWED QRH CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO RESET IT. STARTER-GEN WOULD NOT RESET. REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITH DC-TIE ON. MX TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE TO A FAILURE OF THE STARTER-GEN. THE STARTJul 23, 2010 · Dorner DO328100SDR ASAA1058089Starter Gen · failedAPU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON UNSUCCESSFUL APU START. SHUT APU DOWN FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED IN 30 SECONDS. FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 2ND + 3RD START ATTEMPTS. APU DID NOT START. REF AMM 49 41 21 000 801 TASK 49 41 21 400 801 INSTALLED NEW STARTER GENERAJul 19, 2010 · N583AS · Boeing 737890SDR CA100806013Starter Gen · inoperative(CAN) PILOT WAS IN A CRUISE AND THE GENERATOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT REDUCED POWER AND CONTINUED CRUISE. PILOT TURNED OFF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL ELECTRONICS AND RETURNED TO BASE. AFTER NORMAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF CARBJul 12, 2010 · Snias AS350B2SDR CA100707008Starter Gen · failedTHE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT START, STARTER REPLACED.Jun 30, 2010 · Robsin R44RAVENIISDR QMLA2010062710024Starter Gen · malfunctionedGENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. VOLTAGE DROP. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE.Jun 28, 2010 · N102LN · Snias AS350B2SDR QMLA2010062810024Starter Gen · seizedENROUTE, YELLOW GOV LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INTERCOM INOP. PERFORMED GEN RESET W/ NO RESULTS. STARTED SHEDDING POWER CONSUMERS WHEN TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. INFORMED MED CREW WE HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND WE WERE GOING TO LAJun 28, 2010 · N109LN · Snias AS350B3SDR CA100809014Drive Gear · failed(CAN) ON ENGINE START CYCLE RT, NG CLIMBED NORMALLY TILL APPROX 14 PERCENT THEN DECLINED RAPIDLY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE SPLINE DRIVE INSIDE THE DRIVE GEAR HAD STRIPPED OUT CAUSING THE STARTER/GENERATOR TO BECOME UNCOUPLED FROM THE GAS GENERATOR SECTJun 24, 2010 · Beech A100SDR SWIA201024444Starter Gen · corrodedAPU STARTER GENERATOR AIRFRAME GROUND CORRODED. (A CHECK) REPAIRED PER EMB SRM.Jun 17, 2010 · N217SW · Emb EMB120ERSDR U0G2010F00002Starter Gen · arcedSTRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AFTER ENGINE START. AMP METER INDICATED 0 AND VOLTAGE WAS -25. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND UNLOADED PASSENGERS. STARTER GENERATOR WAS FOUND ARCING AND SMOKING WHEN CRANKED. REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR WITH SERVICEABLE ONE, OPS CHECK Jun 5, 2010 · N190EH · Snias AS350B2SDR GLBA2010051601Bearing · failedPILOTS REPORTED, WHILE PERFORMING A 2ND START FOR NR 2 ENG. NR 2 STARTER SEEMED TO TURN ON & OFF VERY QUICKLY WHEN IGNITION & ENG START SWITCH IN ON. DURING ENG START, N1 DOES NOT CLIMB ABOVE 6 %. ON 3RD ATTEMPT TO START, NOTICED NR 2 ENG ACCY SECTION HAD VIMay 16, 2010 · N154GL · Beech 1900DSDR CA100525010Switch · failedTHE SWITCH CAUSED THE STARTER TO CUT OUT OPERATION, CLUTCH ACTUATOR REPLACED.May 12, 2010 · Robsin R44RAVENIISDR CA100510004Starter Gen · failedTHE STARTER BENDIX DRIVE WOULD STICK OUT AND GET STUCK ON RT WING GEAR AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE STARTER WOULD NOT TURN ENGINE OVER.May 2, 2010 · Robsin R44RAVENIISDR CA100505005Starter Gen · failedSTARTER FAILED TO ROTATE ENGINE ON STARTUP PHASE. UNIT REMOVED AND SENT TO MFG FOR A TEAR DOWN REPORT AND METAL ANALYSIS.Apr 12, 2010 · Snias AS350B2SDR UALA2010040201099Rectifier · arcedTR1 CONNECTOR 1PU1 HAS ELECTRICAL ARCING DAMAGE. ON TAXI IN LOUD NOISE HEARD BEHIND F/O AND CAPTAIN SAW SMOKE BY JUMPSEAT. HAPPENED WHEN APU STARTED. AREA ABOVE TR1 SHOWS EVIDENCE OF SOOT & SMOKE CONTAMINATION. CLEANED CONTAMINATION OF WIRING COMPONENTS REF AApr 1, 2010 · N804UA · Airbus A319131SDR QXEA2010032200181Starter Gen · failedNR 1 DC GEN CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY NR 1 DC GEN HOT THEN NR 2 DC GEN CAUTION LIGHTS. RAN CHECK LIST, NR2 GEN CAME BACK ON LINE. NR 1 REMAINED OFFLINE WITHIIN 5-10 MIN NR1 DC GEN HOT LIGHT WENT OUT. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. C/W RETRIEVAL OF EPCU DMar 17, 2010 · N412QX · Bombdr DHC8402SDR CA100813013Starter Gen · failed(CAN) ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ACFT RT STARTER GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME AS A DROP IN PROPELLER RPM. ACFT RETURNED TO MX AT WHICH TIME THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS REPLACED, A QAD RING INSP WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORY, AND OIL Mar 10, 2010 · Beech B300SDR CA100204009Starter Gen · failed(CAN) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE NR2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. FOLLOWING MOMENTS REVEALED THAT THE NR1 ENGINE GENERATOR WAS FAILED. 1 BATTERY START OF NR2 ENGINE WAS TRIED WITH NO SUCCESS. DUE TO COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE, THE CREW SUCCEEDED TO CONTACT AFeb 1, 2010 · Beech A100SDR 2010FA0000095Starter Gen · unserviceablePILOT REPORTED HIS GENERATOR FAILED. MX FOUND THAT THE INPUT SHAFT HAS EITHER SHEERED INTERNAL OF THE UNIT OR BECAME DISCONNECTED. UNIT HAS NOT BEEN OPENED UP FOR INSP AT THIS TIME. A VIDEO SHOWING THIS CONDITION IS ACCOMPANYING THIS REPORT. UNIT WILL BE SJan 22, 2010 · N9766B · Cessna 208BSDR CA100122009Shaft · worn(CAN) STARTER GENERATOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. DISCOVERED DURING ENGINE START-UP, ENGINE FAILED TO ROTATE FOR START. UPON REMOVAL AND STARTER DISSASSEMBLY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ARMATURE SHAFT END, THAT RIDES IN THE BRG, WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT IT HAJan 12, 2010 · Beech 1900CSDR CA091221005Case · broken(CAN) ON FIRST START OF THE DAY, STARTER WOULD ENGAGE BUT UNABLE TO CRANK ENGINE, GEAR GRINDING SOUND HEARD. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED SIGNIFICANT STARTER CASING RUPTURE (TC NR 20091221005)Dec 21, 2009 · Cessna T206HSDR 2009FA0001043Starter Gen · failedSTARTER GENERATOR FAILED, NO INDICATION OF VOLTAGE PRESENT. PN 23065-018-1, SN 98004. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR, SYS OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 24-30-02. ACFT HAD A PREVIOUS FAILURE OF THE HYD SUCTION LINE WHICH HAD RUPTURED. DETAIL REPORT ON THAT PDec 17, 2009 · N749GA · Gulstm G100SDR C2XA09RI206Starter Gen · inoperativeFLIGHT 2082 - IND - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ELECTRIC BURN SMELL IN COCKPIT AND GALLEY FOLLOWED BY APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTER GENERATOR AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.Dec 8, 2009 · N11539 · Emb EMB145LR
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