Service difficulty report · Brush Holder · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
March 16, 2001
Submitted
April 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
952 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Brush Holder
Part number
9789601090
Condition
Worn
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
149 hours, 102 cycles
Component
Starter Gen · Pilats · 5243212158
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

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE SECOND GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE, THE PILOT DID A RESET, THE GENERATOR CAME BACK ONLINE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER IT WENT OFF LINE AGAIN. THIS TIME THE PILOT DID NOT TRY TO RESET. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BACK ON THE GROUND THE PILOT TRYED A RESET ONCE MORE. HOWEVER, WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE GENERATOR BACK ONLINE. THE BRUSH ASSY REPLACED, AND THE GENERATOR IS NOW SERVICEABLE. THIS GENERATOR HAD THE POST SB 24-016 BRUSHES.