What was found
(CAN) STARTER GENERATOR DRIVE END BEARING SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. BEARING IS INSTALLED IN A STARTER GEN WITH A 1500HR TBO, BEARING FAILED AFTER 370HRS SINCE NEW.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2011
- Submitted
- January 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft time
- 33,448 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A65B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB4MP3
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 03600918
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Starter Gen
- Part time
- 371 hours
- Component
- Start Generator · 23085001
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- H, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.