Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 18, 2012
Submitted
June 18, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N843BP
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2046
Aircraft time
13,662 hours, 38,018 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
7,727 hours, 9,064 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG122Q
Part serial
57591
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT, PILOT OBSERVED RAD ALT INDICATOR FLUCTUATE, FUEL PUMP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BATTERY VOLTAGE DROP TO 15 VOLTS, RADIOS INOPERATIVE. AMMETER INDICATED NO OUTPUT, HOWEVER GENERATOR FAIL ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN REMOVED A RATTLING COULD BE HEARD INSIDE THE STARTER GENERATOR. MATERIAL FOUND LYING LOOSE IN COOLING FAN AREA. SHAFT NOT SHEARED AND ABLE TO ROTATE. SUSPECT POSSIBLE ARMATURE FAILURE. AWAITING TEARDOWN REPORT.