Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech B100

Difficulty date
February 4, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft time
10,616 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3316252B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN5
Part
Bearing
Part number
BEARING
Condition
Seized
Location
Starter Gen
Component
Start Gen · Normalair
Component part number
230790001
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B, 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) APPROACHING THE AIRPORT, PILOTS NOTICED THE "START GEN" ANNUNCIATOR TO ILLUMINATE (LIGHT UP). A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS, THEY SAW SPARKS COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. FOR PRECAUTION, THEY SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND THEY LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER VERIFICATION THE START GEN WAS FOUND SEIZED THE INTERNAL BEARINGS FAILED.

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