Service difficulty report · Commutator · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
May 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Part
Commutator
Part number
97375
Condition
Broken
Location
Start/Gen
Part time
208 hours
Component
Lucas · 23085014
Stage of operation
NR
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) PILOT REPORTED NR 1 GENERATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT, TRIED RESET, NO GOOD. STARTER/GENERATOR COMMUTATOR HAD PIECE MISSING. ALL BRUSHES DESTROYED. PART TC: 174.