What was found
(CAN) IN CRUISE, NR 1, DC GENERATOR, CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT STARTER/GENERATOR WAS HARD TO TURN. THIS UNIT WAS JUST O/H 11.9 TSO AND O/H FACILITY CONFIRMED THAT 1 BAR OF THE COMMUTATOR LIFTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 15, 2015
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 300BEECH
- Aircraft time
- 16,327 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A60A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB4MP3
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Commutator
- 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.