SDR MALA964859

Service difficulty report · Starter/Gen · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
February 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC714
Part
Starter/Gen
Part number
230790001
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
H, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 3323 - DURING APPROACH TO MSP, THE LT AND RT BATTERY DISCONNECT, BATTERY FAULT, AND RT GENERATOR FAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CREW RESET ALL SWITCHES AND THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL; HOWEVER, AT THAT TIME THEY NOTED AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE RT STARTER/GENERATOR AND SEVERAL CURRENT LIMITERS. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (X)