Service difficulty report · Armature

Difficulty date
September 16, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Armature
Part number
400SG1064
Condition
Damaged
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
2,116 hours
Component
Starter Gen · Honeywell
Component part number
11524005
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) APU STARTER GENERATOR FAILED TO START. THE APU STARTER GENERATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE APU STARTED NORMALLY. UPON REPAIR SHOP INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BRUSHES WERE SEVERELY DETERIORATED AND THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE GENERATOR WERE HEAVILY CONTAMINATED WITH AN OILY SUBSTANCE AND DUST. THIS CAUSED EXCESSIVE ARCHING AND DAMAGE TO THE ARMATURE AS WELL AS TOTAL BRUSH DISINTEGRATION. PICTURES ATTACHED. STARTER GEN TSR 592 APU HRS./1509 APU STARTS/357 DAYS. (