What was found
INSTALLED ARMATURE IN STARTER GEN. WHEN PUT ON TEST, BRUSHES WERE ARCHING EXCESSIVELY. FOUND ARMATURE COMMENTATOR SHORTED OUT.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6040U
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355F2
- Aircraft serial
- 5474
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Armature
- Part number
- 150SG1064
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Starter/Gen
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.