Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
August 31, 2022
Submitted
September 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745RH
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2047
Aircraft time
14,313 hours, 40,540 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
8,145 hours, 13,436 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG122Q
Part serial
10664
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FOLLOWING PILOT REPORT OF LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, FOUND AIRCRAFT BATTERY WITH 21.9 VOLTS. RG355 BATTERY SUBSEQUENTLY TESTED FOLLOWING CHARGE AT 129% CAPACITY. BATTERY TOTAL TIME 4 MONTHS & 400 HOURS. REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR FOR BENCH TESTING. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. STARTER GENERATOR HAD NO SIGNS OF HEAT OR DUST OR SMELL AND ROTATED SMOOTHLY. TEST RESULTS PENDING.