SDR AU000618

Service difficulty report · End Bell · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
September 1, 2000
Submitted
September 1, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Part
End Bell
Part number
230322210
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter/Gen
Component
Starter/Gen · Learsiegler · 23032027
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) ON START-UP, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 13 PERCENT AND TOT WAS APPROACHING A HOT START. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO START, A GRUMBLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE STARTER/GENERATOR DRIVESHAFT END BELL HAD FAILED. (X)

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