Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
January 31, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
5,831 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG117Q
Part serial
4700
Condition
Burned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, A, D
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE IN FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED NR BEGIN TO DROP. HE INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION, HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND THE RPM CAME BACK UP. UPON LANDING FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE NOTICED IN THE ENGINE BAY. PILOT EXTINGUISHED FIRE AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE STARTER GENERATOR. IT APPPEARS THE BEARINGS SEIZED WHICH WAS BRINGING DOWN THE ENGINE RPM UNTIL THE SG SHAFT SHEARED.