Service difficulty report · Armature · Beech 95

Difficulty date
December 2, 2004
Submitted
February 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N21JC
Make and model
Beech 95
Aircraft serial
TD224
Engine
Lyc O360A4A
Part
Armature
Part serial
10887
Condition
Failed
Location
Generator
Component
Generator
Component part number
1105052
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE GENERATOR WAS JUST O/H, WITHOUT DISASSEMBLING THE GENERATOR, LOOKING IN TO PULLEY SIDE, YOU COULD SEE THAT THE ARMATURE HAD PARTIALLY UNWOUND. TO THE POINT WHERE ONE ARMATURE WIRE WAS RUBBING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FIELD COVERING OFF. THIS CAUSED THE ARMATURE WIRE TO BREAK. THIS FIELD COVERING FOD CIRCULATED THROUGH THE COMMUTATOR/BRUSHES TO DISINTEGRATE. THINK THEY AREN’T WINDING THE ARMATURES TIGHT ENOUGH. (NM01199419959) (K)

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