What was found
(CAN) STARTER OVERHEAT DURING COMPRESSOR WASH CYCLES CAUSING SMOKE AND FLAMES IN STARTER.
- Difficulty date
- November 25, 1999
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 212
- Aircraft time
- 13,900 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6T3
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Starter Gen
- Part number
- 23046020
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 8,769 hours
- Component
- Starter-Generato
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B, A
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.