Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
June 26, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
45,865 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23088008
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 2
Part time
28,268 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON ENGINE START, CREW RECEIVED DC BUSS CAUTION LIGHT FOLLOWED BY NR 2 BATTERY AND NR 2 DC GENERATOR, ATTEMPTED BUSS FAULT RESET AND RECEIVED BATTERY HOT MESSAGE. HAD NR 2 RT DC MAIN BUSS FAULT ILLUMINATE AND LOST NR 2 DC GENERATOR. NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM NR 2 NACELLE. FOUND NR 2 STARTER SEIZED , NR 2 STARTER, GCU AND START CONTACTOR REPLACED. GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT NO FUTHER DEFECT NOTED.