Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Beech A100

Difficulty date
June 24, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
12,012 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Drive Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
3,461 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
R, 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) ON ENGINE START CYCLE RT, NG CLIMBED NORMALLY TILL APPROX 14 PERCENT THEN DECLINED RAPIDLY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE SPLINE DRIVE INSIDE THE DRIVE GEAR HAD STRIPPED OUT CAUSING THE STARTER/GENERATOR TO BECOME UNCOUPLED FROM THE GAS GENERATOR SECTION. THE BREAKER IMPELLER/DRIVE GEARS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE GENERATOR.

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