Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
March 26, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Aircraft time
44,278 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23088008
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
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) PILOTS STARTED THE RH ENGINE AND THE DC GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ONLINE, SO THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE AND COULD ONLY GET 21 TO 22 VOLTS ON THE DC PANEL FROM EXTERNAL POWER. THE RH DC STARTER/GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND FOUND THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE BEARING AT THE COOLING FAN. THE CURRENT LIMITERS F3 AND F4, FOR THE EXTERNAL POWER WERE FOUND TO BE BLOWN.