Service difficulty report · Bearing · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 12, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
34,339 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Bearing
Part number
03600918
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
14,316 hours, 1,339 cycles
Component
Starter/Generato · Lucas · 23088002B
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE THAT ENGING NR1 START HOT. MAINTENANCE CREW INVESTIGATE AND DURING ENGINE RUN NR1 DC GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THEY REPLACED THE NR1 DC STARTER/GEN AND AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION ON THE UNSERVICEABLE PARTS THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR BEARING WAS DISINTEGRATED/