Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 6, 2007
Submitted
September 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
425
Aircraft time
28,306 hours, 20,784 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23088008
Part serial
96012
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
6,716 hours, 6,475 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ASH FLT 2860 FLG-PHX. DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR NR 1 ENGINE FIRE ON ENGINE SHUT DOWN. WHEN THE CREW WAS SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN THE CAPTAIN NOTICED SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE. MX INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE, BUT FOUND THE DC STARTER GENERATOR IS BAD. THE DC STARTER GENERATOR IS WHAT CAUSED THE SMOKE AND SPARKS. MX IS CHANGING THE NR 1 DC STARTER GENERATOR.