Service difficulty report · Armature · Beech B300

Difficulty date
April 1, 2021
Submitted
April 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL882
Aircraft time
4,885 hours, 4,112 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
4,494 hours, 3,790 cycles
Part
Armature
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter Gen
Component
Starter Gen
Component part number
23085001
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE KHVN TO KRDU AT FL260 AN EICAS “R GEN TIE OPEN” ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND CLEARED EICAS. AFTER ABOUT 4 MINUTES “R GEN TIE OPEN” AGAIN ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY “R GEN” ANNUNCIATOR. THE ‘R GEN” EICAS L/R “FIRE” ILLUMINATED IN THE TORQUE GAUGES FOR ONLY A FEW MOMENTS THEN EXTINGUISHED, THERE WAS NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF FIRE. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND DIVERTED TO KACY. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE DISCREPANCY TO A RIGHT ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR ARMATURE FAILURE. SG WAS REPLACED. PERFORMED PWC ENGINE REQUIREMENTS FOR SG FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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