Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
July 9, 2012
Submitted
July 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4131
Aircraft time
5,720 hours, 11,425 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
3,770 hours, 6,875 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG122Q
Part serial
11356XL2
Condition
Shorted
Part time
3,086 hours, 3,086 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A ROUTINE REVENUE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTED THAT THE ACFT VEMD HAD A YELLOW BAR WARNING UNDER THE VOLTAGE INDICATION, INDICATING LOW VOLTAGE OF 24 VOLTS. ON RESET, AN INDICATION OF 250 AMPS WITH THE RED BAR WARNING. FOUND SHORTED GENERATOR WINDINGS AND AN ELECTRICAL ODOR.

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