As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
(E81RINVESTIGATED REPORTED IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF LT ENG DC GENERATOR FUNCTION. INITIAL VISUAL INSP OF LT ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR SHOWED INTERNAL FAILURE, METALLIC DEBRIS IN ADJACENT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. UPON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND ANTI-DRIVE END BRG HAD FAILED, CAUSING ARMATURE ASSY TO CONTACT ADJACENT STATOR WINDINGS AND BRUSH HOLDERS, ETC. DRIVE SHAFT FOUND NOT SHEARED, DRIVE END BRG WAS STILL ABLE TO ROTATE. IAW AVAILABLE RECORDS, NEW DRIVE END AND ANTI-DRIVE END BRGS INSTALLED AT O/H WERE PN APC03-6009-18BN BRGS MFG IN 2004.