What was found
(CAN) WHILE INSTALLING A NEW STARTER, THE AFT BEARING SUPPORT WAS OF A DIFFERENT TYPE THAN NORMAL. THE BEARING SUPPORT HAD A SHOULDER THAT WOULD NOT PERMIT THE COOLING DUCT TO FIT PROPERLY. UNIT WAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2000
- Submitted
- April 19, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC6300
- Aircraft time
- 29,082 hours, 4 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A27
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Support Bracket
- Condition
- Wrong Part
- Location
- Starter/Gen
- Component
- Startergenerato · Lucas · 23048004M
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.