What was found
ARMATURE MICA FAILED PREMATURELY. MICA MISSING BETWEEN BARS FOUR TIMES IN DIFFERENT SEGMENTS AND RISER BARS SEPARATING WHERE WELDED TOGETHER. POOR DESIGN OF ARMATURE/MICA AND INSULATION BREAKING DOWN PREMATURELY. (X)
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2000
- Submitted
- November 20, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Armature
- Part number
- 23080370
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Starter/Gen
- Part time
- 2,195 hours
- Component
- Starter/Gen · Lucas
- Component part number
- 23080013A
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.