Service difficulty report · Clamp · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
September 2, 2014
Submitted
September 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309SA
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft serial
20800309
Aircraft time
6,385 hours, 13,035 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
6,273 hours, 12,561 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Clamp
Part number
150SG1108REVF
Condition
Broken
Location
Starter Gen
Part time
6,387 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, G
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY A GENERATOR FAIL ANNUNCIATION AND A STBY PWR ON ANNUNCIATION. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE STBY PWR FAIL ANNUNCIATION ILLUMINATED AS WELL, AND THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND SHUTDOWN AT THE AIRPORT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE V-BAND CLAMP HOLDING THE STARTER/GENERATOR TO THE ENGINE HAD FAILED, ALLOWING THE STARTER/GENERATOR DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL, AND BOTH TO FALL OFF OF THE ENGINE. THE UNIT LANDED ON THE OIL PUMP DRIVE PULLEY AND STANDBY ALTERNATOR BELT, CAUSING THE BELT TO FAIL. THE ACFT BATTERY ALLOWED NORMAL FUNCTION OF ESSENTIAL SYSTEMS, AVIONICS AND LANDING GEAR, UNTIL SHUTDOWN.

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