Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 21, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
19,391 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Bearing
Part number
03601018
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter Gen
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) LT GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. ACFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE DISPATCHED TO LOCATION FOR TROUBLESHOOTING/REPAIR. UPON INSPECTION OF STARTER/GENERATOR, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE COOLING FAN, AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE SHAFT DUE END BEARING FAILURE. UNSCHEDULED STARTER/GENERATOR INSPECTION COMPLETED IAW MM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. STARTER/GENERATOR REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, OPS CHECK OK, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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