Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
December 29, 2003
Submitted
April 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N960SD
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3501
Aircraft time
524 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
524 hours
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG122Q
Part serial
9125
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Part time
331 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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 DEFECT AND MAINTENANCE CORRECTIVE ACTION: ON 3RD HOP, 2 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT VOLTMETER READ 23 VOLTS. NO GENERATOR LIGHT. SHUT DOWN FOR 10 MINUTES. CONTINUED FLIGHT FOR 3 HOURS. AT 29 VOLTS ON 4TH HOP, JUST PRIOR TO LIFT-OFF, GENERATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT RE-SET. REPLACED STARTER/GENERATOR AND BATTERY.