What was found
THE PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE GENERATOR WAS FOUND TO BE MECHANICALLY SEIZED DUE TO APPARENT FAILURE OF THE ARMATURE RETAINING RING.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3237S
- Make and model
- Beech 300BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- FA163
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Alternator
- Part number
- 23085001
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Lt Start/Gen
- Component
- Lucas
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- H
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.