What was found
STARTER/GENERATOR INSPECTED BY ACCESSORY OVERHAUL SHOP AND FOUND THE WRONG TYPE BRUSHES WERE INSTALLED BY THE VENDOR AT OVERHAUL. THESE HAVE THE HARD INSERTS AND GROOVED THE COMMUTATOR.
- Difficulty date
- August 10, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N141MA
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53016
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 23081018
- Condition
- Misoverhauled
- Location
- Starter/Gen
- Part time
- 15,177 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.