Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
April 7, 2004
Submitted
January 26, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N453LA
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC852B
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23079010
Part serial
95165
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON DESCENT RT GENERATOR FAILED, CREW TRIED TO RESET GEN, AS CREW WAS FOLLOWING PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF MALFUNCTION, LT GEN TRIPPED OFFLINE, POSSIBLY DUE TO LOAD. LT GEN WAS RESET AND STAYED ON LINE BRIEFLY, THEN TRIPPED OFFLINE AGAIN. CREW WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH AIRPORT IN SIGHT, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUSPECTED GEN PARALLELING CIRCUIT PROBLEM, GCU OR STARTER GEN PROBLEM. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, DETERMINED THAT GENERATOR FUNCTION OF RT STARTER GENERATOR HAD FAILED. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THER IS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH STATOR WINDINGS. BRUSHES AND COMMUTER WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND IN GOOD SERVICEABLE CONDITION. START GEN TEARDOWN EVALUATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.