Service difficulty report · Brushes · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
May 18, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
2,469 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Brushes
Part number
HED60CR132200
Condition
Worn
Location
Generator
Part time
12 hours
Component
Generator · Bosch · 5243212158
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) THE NR 2 GEN CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CAWS PANEL. PILOT ALSO NOTED THAT A VERY LOUD SQUEALING SOUND COULD BE HEARD IN HEADSET. CAUTION LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED & PILOT THEN SELECTED NR 2 GEN SWITCH TO OFF POS. GEN WAS THEN RE-SELECTED TO ON POS, WITH SAME RESULT AS NOTED ABOVE. GEN #2 WAS THEN SELECTED TO OFF POS, & THEAIRCRA FT RETURNED TO BASE. ONCE AGAIN MAINTENACE FOUND THAT POST SB- "24-016" BRUSHES HAD FAILED WELL BEFORE THEIR LIFE LIMIT WAS REACHED. A EW SET OF POST S/B BRUSHES WAS INSTAND AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN, WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS BEING NOTED. AS MENTION IN OUR PREVIOUS SDR 11-05-2001. MAINT HAS INSTITUED A VOLUNTARY