Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
March 10, 2009
Submitted
March 11, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N451F
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1124
Aircraft time
8,627 hours, 7,729 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2F
Engine time
169 hours, 58 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
160SG140Q
Part serial
2042
Condition
Worn
Location
Engine
Part time
1,422 hours, 900 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GROWLING OR LOUD HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA FLUCTUATING WITH POWER CHANGES. VIBRATION TRANSMITTING THROUGH ACFT.

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