Service difficulty report · Spring · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
October 13, 2006
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft time
8,323 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Starter-Gen
Component
Starter-Gen · Lucas
Component part number
23081018
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, H
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS THEN INSTALLED. UPON FIRST GROUND RUN OF THE AIRCRAFT, SPARKS WERE NOTICED TO BE COMING FROM THE BRUSH AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN, THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS REMOVED. UPON REMOVAL WE HEARD SOMETHING LOOSE/RATTLING AROUND. WE REMOVED THE BRUSH COVER AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE SPRINGS WHICH HOLD DOWN THE BRUSHES WAS BROKEN OFF AND RATTLING AROUND CAUSING ARCING. THIS STARTER-GENERATOR WAS RETURNED TO FOR FULL WARRANTY AND A NEW UNIT WAS SENT TO US. (TC NR 20070119006)

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