What was found
(CAN) STARTER GENERATOR SHAFT SHEARED IN FLIGHT UNDER NORMAL LOADS CAUSING LOSS OF DC POWER GENERATION. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE UNEVENTFULLY.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2015
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 205A1
- Aircraft time
- 6,662 hours
- Engine
- Hnywl T5313BHNYWL
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Starter Gen
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- H
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.