Service difficulty report · Starter Gen

Difficulty date
January 14, 2009
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23078019
Condition
Seized
Location
Right
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) RT GENERATOR OFF LINE ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON IN FLIGHT. MX FOUND THE RT GENERATOR SEIZED. THE GENERATOR DRIVE SPLINE FROM THE GEAR BOX APPEARED SERVICEABLE. THE RT GENERATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE GENERATOR DRIVE SPLINE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AS PER THE MM WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND. AS RECOMMENDED IN THE MM AN OIL PATCH ANALYSIS TASK HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED EVERY 100HRS FOR THE NEXT 700 FLIGHT HOURS.