Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 4, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
29,776 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23088002A
Part serial
549
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW SNAGGED THAT THE NR 2 GENERATOR FAILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT STARTER-GENERATOR HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. WHEN THE STARTER-GENERATOR IS COOLING DUCT AND WINDOW STRAP WERE REMOVED LOSE PIECES OF BRUSH MATERIAL FELL OUT OF THE STARTER-GENERATOR. ONE OF THE COMMUTATOR SEGMENTS WAS ALSO PARTIALLY MISSING AND MANY BRUSHES WERE CRACKED OR BROKEN. ONE OF THE DC CURRENT LIMITERS IN THE DC CONTACTOR BOX WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE OPEN. THE STARTER-GENERATOR, GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT, AND THE ASSOCIATED CURRENT LIMITER WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20061005006)