Service difficulty report · Brushes · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
January 18, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
4,213 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Brushes
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
7,520 hours
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.

What was found

(CAN) UPON RETURN FROM A MISSION, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE RT GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE DURING FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT CREW CARRIED OUT GENERATOR RESET AND THE GENERATOR CAME BACK ON LINE AND WORKED OK. MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE GENERATOR WIRING, CARRIED OUT A BUS CONFORMITY CHECK IAW THE AMM AND A GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT VOLTAGE CHECK AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SNAG, MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE GENERATOR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRUSHES WERE IN POOR CONDITION. MAINTENANCE R & R THE GENERATOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE. THE GENERATOR HAS 7520.20 HRS TIME SINCE NEW, TIME SINCE O/H 311.30 HRS.