What was found
DURING INSPECTION OF STARTER/GENERATOR, FOUND THE COMMUTATOR END BEARING FAILED. BOTH ARMATURE AND STATOR WERE DAMAGED. THESE BEARINGS ARE DESIGNED TO LAST 1,000 HOURS.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N427P
- Make and model
- Beech 300BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- FA186
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 03600907
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Starter/Gen
- Part time
- 1,990 hours
- Component
- 23085001
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.