Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 4, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
13,700 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG122Q
Condition
Arced
Part time
2,179 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF GEN IN FLIGHT AND ELECTRICAL NOISES IN THE RADIOS. GEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESET GEN TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS. THEN TURNED GEN SWITCH OFF AT WHICH TIME LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN GEN BACK ON. UPON SHUTDOWN, AN ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS NOTED IN ENG AREA. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXTENSIVELY BURNED BRUSHES AND COMMUTATOR. GEN HAD UNDERGONE MX FOR FRENCH AD 2009-0027 15.2 HOURS PRIOR AND SHOWED NO ANOMALIES AT THAT TIME.