Service difficulty report · Brushes · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
June 25, 2013
Submitted
July 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176AM
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760665
Aircraft time
2,270 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2S2
Part
Brushes
Condition
Broken
Location
Starter Gen
Component
Starter Gen
Component part number
200SGL115Q
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 DC GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. AFTER THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE MX FACILITY, THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. THE BRUSHES WERE FOUND WORN EXCESSIVELY AND BROKEN. REPLACED WITH AN O/H UNIT, ALL SYS CHECKED GOOD.