Service difficulty report · Adapter · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
January 25, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft time
9,587 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110T
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Adapter
Part number
23065504
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mount
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE RT STARTER-GENERATOR OF THE RT ENGINE WAS REMOVED DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. ALSO, REMOVED WAS THE STARTER-GENERATOR MOUNTING ADAPTER TO ALLOW BETTER ACCESS FOR ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION. AFTER REMOVAL, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MOUNTING ADAPTER WAS CRACKED IN 1 OF THE 6 LUGS COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE MOUNTING ADAPTER ANTI-ROTATION PINS ALSO SHOWED SOME WEAR. TROUBLE IN SEEING THE DEFECT UNLESS REMOVED WAS DUE TO THE MOUNTING ADAPTER LUGS BEING COVERED BY A COOLING SHROUD AND THE INSIDE OF THE ADAPTER IS USUALLY DIRTY FROM STARTER-GENERATOR BRUSH DUST. ACFT TT IS 9586.7. TIME SINCE NEW OF THE ADAPTER IS UNKNOWN. TIME SINCE O/H OF THE ADAPTER, ENGINE TIME.