JASC 2435
Service difficulty reports · 2,052
Reports filed under 2435 · Starter-Generator, newest first.
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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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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 OIO2002F00000Bearing · failedTHE SUBJECT START-GEN WAS TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY BEARING INSPECTION. TSO WAS 504 HOURS. NEW BEARINGS FROM AN AUXILEC APPROVED DISTRIBUTOR WERE INSTALLED DURING OVERHAUL. INSPECTION OF THE SUBJECT BEARING FOUND IT COULD NOT BE SDR HEEA078611Dampener · corrodedSTARTER GEN HAS A PITTED DAMPNER PLATE.SDR OIO2002F00002Bearing · stiffSTARTER-GEN WAS TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY BEARING INSPECTION. TSO OF STARTER-GEN WAS 252 HOURS. NEW BEARINGS FROM MFG APPROVED DISTRIBUTOR WERE INSTALLED DURING OVERHAUL. INSPECTION OF SUBJECT BEARING FOUND IT STIFF TO ROTATE ANDSDR AUS20020882Brushes · worn(AUS) STARTER-GENERATOR BRUSHES SEVERELY WORN. BURNING AND ARCING BETWEEN BRUSHES AND COMMUTATOR.SDR HEED089077Starter Gen · malfunctionedWILL NOT TURN ENGINE. REPLACE UNIT.SDR CA020430007Shaft · worn(CAN) GENERATOR FAILED. GENERATOR INSPECTED, FOUND AFT SHAFT WORN.THIS PORTION OF SHAFT ENGAGES TO THE COMMUTATOR.SDR CA020621006Brushes · worn(CAN) THE ALTERNATOR IS "ON CONDITION", AND THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT BY EITHER ROBINSON HELICOPTERS OR TRANSPORT CANADA REGULATIONS TO INSPECT THE ALTERNATOR OR THE BRUSHES ON A REGULAR INTERVAL. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THIS ALTERNATOR HAD BRUSHES THAT RAN APPROX 50 SDR 2002FA0000631Starter Gen · failedSTATER GEN UNIT FAILED TO START ENGINE. NO OTHER OPERATION PROBLEM NOTED. SUBSEQUENT TEARDOWN REVEALED WORN AND / OR DAMAGED PARTS. UNIT WAS REPORTED AND TAGGED OVERHAULED 60 HRS PRIOR TO FAILURE BY WECO OF LINCOLN, CA.SDR CA020430006Bearing · failed(CAN) BEARINGS ROUGH AND NOISY.SDR CA020521007Housing · separated(CAN) 5.9 HOURS AFTER A SCHEDULED BRUSH CHANGE A LOUD "HUM" WAS DETECTED ON NR 2 GENERATOR. THE HUM STOPPED WHEN THE GENERATOR WAS SELECTED OFF. THE STARTER/GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND THE BELL HOUSING LEGS WERE FOUND TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING RING. THE SDR HEEA078511Brushes · wornSTARTER GEN HAS WORN BRUSHES, FOUND ON 300 HOUR INSPECTION.SDR HEEA078283Brushes · wornBRUSHES WORN ON STARTER GEN.SDR HEEA078282Brushes · wornSTARTER GEN HAS WORN BRUSHES.SDR HEEA078281Brushes · wornSTARTER GEN HAS IT`S BRUSHES WORN.SDR HEEA078280Brushes · wornFAILED 300 HOUR INSPECTION (BRUSHES WORN).SDR HEEA078279Brushes · wornFAILED 300 HOUR INSPECTION (BRUSHES WORN).SDR HEEA078277Brushes · wornFOUND WORN BRUSHES ON 300 HOUR INSPECTION.SDR 2002FA0000521Bearing · overheatedTHE SUBJECT STARTER-GEN WAS TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY BEARING INSPECTION. NEW BEARINGS, FROM AN AUXILEC APPROVED VENDOR, WERE INSTALLED DURING THAT OVERHAUL. INSPECTION OF THE SUBJECT BEARING BY THE OVERHAUL FACILITY FOUND IT STIFF SDR AXI2002F00000Shaft · failedSTARTER GENERATOR SPLINE SHAFT INSTALLED IN STARTER GENERATOR SHEARED AT THE BASE OF THE INTERNAL SPLINE AFTER ABOUT 25 START CYCLES. IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE HOLE, WHICH IS DRILLED AND TAPE TO ACCEPT THE RETAINING SCREW IS BEING DRILLED TO DEEP AND IS THE SDR R7MR34983Starter Gen · inoperativeSTARTER GENERATOR - UNIT INOPERATIVE. ENGINE WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BRUSHES AND STILL NO START. NR1 WOULD NOT RISE HIGHER THAN 7.6 PERCENT. MADE LOUD SOUND. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR HEEA078104Brushes · wornSTARTER GEN HAS WORN BRUSHES.SDR HEEA078103Brushes · wornSTARTER GEN HAS WORN BRUSHES.SDR HEEA078101Starter Gen · failedSTARTER GEN FAILED 300 HOUR INSPECTION.SDR HEEA077847Brushes · wornSTARTER GEN HAS WORN BRUSHES.SDR HEEA077846Brushes · wornSTARTER GEN HAS WORN BRUSHES.SDR CA020528003Starter Gen · cracked(CAN) NR 1 GENERATOR SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND TRIED TO RE-START. STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE.INSPECTED LT STARTER GENERATOR, FOUND THAT THE COOLING FAN WHICH IS PART OF UNIT HAD ITS BLADES ALL CRACKED UP. SUSPECTED BEARING SDR RAIA00202051Starter Gen · failed5520-STL- LEFT GENERATOR FELL OFF LINE DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT STARTER GENERATOR, OPS CK OK.SDR CA020220010Starter Gen · failed(CAN) DURING START SEQUENCE, NR 2 ENGINE FAILED TO ROTATE, START SEQUENCE WAS CANCELLED, AND TRIED A SECOND TIME WITH NO ROTATION OF ENGINE. FAULT WAS TRACED TO THE STARTER GENERATOR, UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW AND START SEQUENCE WAS OK. NR 2 ENGINE STARTED SDR CA020214002Relay · failed(CAN) WHILE IN CRUISE FLT "ESSENTIAL BUS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CAWS PANEL. NR 2 BATTERY OBSERVED TO BE DISCHARGING AT APPROX 35 AMPS & SELECTED TO OFF POSITION. DISCHARGE RATE FROM BATTERY STOPPED & "ESSENTIAL BUS" LIGHT WENT OUT. WITHIN 3 MINS AOA CSDR 02035407Starter Gen · failedDURING CRUISE FROM CHS TO LGA RT ENGINE VIBRATION ICON ILLUMINATED INDICATING VIBRATIONS >.2" UP TO 1.3" PER SECOND. FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH QRH AND DIVERTED TO PHL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC AND A/C LANDED IN PHL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTESDR CA020213006Bearing · failed(CAN) ON A TRIP FROM HOUSTON TO CALGARY, VIBRATION OCCURRED IN AIRCRAFT, RT GENERATOR FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO WICHITA WHERE THE RT STARTER/GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT AND COMPONENT TIME 871.0 HOURS, 454 CYCLES.SDR ZES2002F00001Starter Gen · failedPILOT REPORTED: WHILE IN FLIGHT FELT VIBRATION ON RIGHT ENGINE FOLLOWED BY RIGHT GENERAL LIGHT ON GLARESHIELD WARNING. PILOT DEVOTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR, OPS CHECKED, OKSDR GLBA2002015Starter Gen · inoperativeDC LOAD METERS UNBALANCED 10 PERCENT RIGHT, LEFT 30 PERCENT. REPLACED RIGHT STARTER, GEN OPS CHECKED SYSTEM SATISFACTORY.SDR CA020201012Fairlead · broken(CAN) LT ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR WIRING WORN AT SUPPORT BRACKET AND PHENOLIC FAIRLEAD BROKEN.SDR CA020201010Wire · worn(CAN) LT ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR WIRING WORN AT SUPPORT BRACKET.SDR HEEA077711Brushes · wornBRUSHES WORN ON 300 HOUR INSPECTION.SDR HEEA077710Starter Gen · failedNO STARTER ROTATION WITH VOLTAGE APPLIED.SDR HEEA077709Brushes · wornSTARTER GEN HAS WORN BRUSHES.SDR 2002FA0000306Brushes · wornDEFECT FOUND DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, 100 HOUR INSPECTION. STARTER GENERATOR HAD PRIOR OVERHAUL AND MODIFICATION TO (XL) CONFIGURATION. FOUND 4 BRUSHES WORN LIMIT, 4 WITH UNDER 10 HOURS APPROXIMATE TIME LEFT. STARTER REPAIRED, NEW BRUSHES INSTALLED. PSDR ERAA077893Armature · missingBEARING JOURNAL BASE MISSING.SDR ERAA077892Armature · wornDRIVE END BEARING JOURNAL OUT OF LIMITS.SDR KPVA20023Starter Gen · inoperative(MX) RIGHT STARTER GENERATOR B+ POLE WORN AND LOOSE. LOCKNUT WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT STARTER GENERATOR IAW MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW MM. NO DEFECTS NOTED.SDR KPVA20022Starter Gen · inoperative(MX) LEFT STARTER GENERATOR B+ POLE LOOSE. REMOVE AND REPLACED LEFT STARTER GEN. IAW MM. OPERATION CHECK IAW MM.SDR LAT2002F00000Starter Gen · shortedCOWLING OF AIRCRAFT FOUND WITH EXCESSIVE CARBON CONTAMINATION. REMOVED STARTER GENERATOR. TEARDOWN REPORT REVEALED THE STARTER SHORTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.SDR OZIA200141006Starter Gen · failedAPU starter/generator inoperative. Removed and replaced unit.In addition to normal wear as compared to other units at overhaul, the following items were noted on teardown report:Commutator pitted and heavily groovedDrive and bearing retainer damagedSpeed sensoSDR ALG2002F00005Brushes · disintegratedPILOT WRITE UP AT END OF DAY. WHEN START BUTTON IS DEPRESSED (NR 2 ENGINE) STARTER CHATTERS AND HAS GRINDING NOISE. WHEN RELEASED AND DEPRESSED AGAIN, A FAIRLY NORMAL START IS ACHIEVED. UPON INSPECTION OF STARTER GENERATOR, BRUSHES FOUND TO BE DISINTEGRATEDSDR EKI2001F00000Adapter · failedSTATOR ADAPTOR FAILED AND DAMAGED REAR OF CASE WHERE SHAFT RIDES. ADAPTOR WAS REMOVED 20 HOURS EARLIER AND INSPECTED PER CSB. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THESE UNITS CONTINUE TO FAIL CAUSING VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS.SDR CA011217013Starter Gen · wrong part(CAN) STARTER- GEN REMOVED PREMATURELY AT 950 HRS TSO DUE TO UNIT BEING VERY NOISY AT LOWER RPMS. UNIT TAKEN TO AMO FOR OVERHAUL. ON DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT UNIT DOES NOT PHYSICALLY CORRESPOND WITH MANUFACTURE`S STARTER-GEN.SDR NSVA0202Starter Gen · overheatedPIT - DURING ENGINE START UP, NR 1 ENGINE IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LEFT GENERATOR OVER TEMP HEAD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SMOKE FROM TOP OF COWLING OF LEFT ENGINE WAS VISIBLE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AREA, NO DAMAGE NOTED OTHER THAN STARTER SDR NSVA0124Starter Gen · overheatedPIT - DURING ENGINE START UP, NR 1 ENGINE IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LEFT GENERATOR OVER TEMP OVER HEAD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SMOKE FROM TOP OF COWLING OF LEFT ENGINE WAS VISIBLE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AREA, NO DAMAGE NOTED OTHER THAN STA
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