Service difficulty report · Armature · Mtsbsi MU2*

Difficulty date
September 5, 2000
Submitted
February 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71DP
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2*
Aircraft time
5,876 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110
Part
Armature
Part number
230461030
Part serial
2005
Condition
Debonded
Location
Starter Gen
Component
Starter Gen · Learsiegler
Component part number
23046028
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 RIGHT HAND GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES BY SWAPPING GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS. ON FIRST START TO PERFORM OPERATIONAL CHECK, STARTER GENERATOR FAILED. STARTER GENERATOR HAD 81.0 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. STARTER DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY HEAT. ROTATING PARTS WERE STILL ROTATING. THE TEAR DOWN INSPECTION FOUND THE BALANCE BAND ON THE DRIVE END OF THE ARMATURE HAD BECOME DEBONDED AND CAUSED THE GENERATOR TO FAIL. THE SUBJECT ARMATURE WAS WITHIN THE OVERHAUL LIMITS BEFORE FAILURE. THE BALANCE BAND WAS TO BE REPLACED DURING THE NEXT REWOUND OF THE ARMATURE.