# SDR KY1R201110291001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 29, 2010
- Submitted: November 9, 2011
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N97MD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97MD), registered now
- Make and model: Urocop AS365N3
- Registry model: [Urocop AS365N3](https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as365n3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 6330
- Engine: Tmeca ARRIEL2C
- System (JASC): [2435 · Starter-Generator](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2435)
- Part: Starter Gen
- Part number: 524031
- Part serial: 2499
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Nr 1
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: C
- Nature of condition: L
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KY1R201110291001

## Discrepancy

OVERHAULED STARTER GENERATOR INSTALLED IN NR 1 POSITION.  UPON GROUND RUN, FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL GENERATOR VOLTAGE BALANCING PROCEDURE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT GENERATOR NR 1 INDICATED 90 AMPS AND NR 2 GENERATOR INDICATED 5 AMPS AT 28.5 VDC. FURTHER, STARTER GENERATORS INDICATED 60 AMPS EA AT 28.5 VDC WHEN THE OPPOSITE STARTER GENERATOR WAS OFF LINE.  STARTER GENERATOR NR 1 WAS R & R WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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