What was found
STARTER/GENERATOR UNIT RECEIVED FOR OVERHAUL. PIECES OF BEARING RETAINER FELL OUT OF UNIT. FOUND THAT COMMUTATOR END BEARING HAD FAILED AND DRIVE END BEARING WAS VERY ROUGH FEELING.
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N31967
- Make and model
- Beech 400BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- RK96
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 03601014
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Start/Gen
- Part time
- 837 hours
- Component
- Lucas · 23080050
- 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.