Service difficulty report · Brushes · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 30, 2007
Submitted
July 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197BH
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2666
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Brushes
Condition
Arced
Location
Starter Gen
Component
Starter Gen
Component part number
150SG122Q
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(10) MINUTES INTO A TOUR FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED LOW VOLTAGE AND LOW FUEL PRESSURE, WITH NO (GEN) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE HELIPORT. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STARTER GENERATOR HAD A BURNING SMELL TO IT. THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED NORMALLY. IT APPEARS AT LEAST ONE SET OF BRUSHES WERE ARCING. (K)