Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
July 22, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG122Q
Condition
Arced
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS SLOW TO START. THE AME HAD THE PILOT TRY ANOTHER START AND NOTICED ARCING COMING FROM THE STARTER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AFTER THE START WITH NO DAMAGE DONE. STARTER GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND AN O/H UNIT WAS INSTALLED.

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