Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 12, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG122Q
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT WAS IN A CRUISE AND THE GENERATOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT REDUCED POWER AND CONTINUED CRUISE. PILOT TURNED OFF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL ELECTRONICS AND RETURNED TO BASE. AFTER NORMAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF CARBON BROKEN STARTER BRUSH MATERIAL WAS ON THE ENGINE DECK. STARTER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. NORMAL GROUND RUN AND FLIGHT TEST COMPLETED. (TC# 20100806013)