Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
June 28, 2010
Submitted
June 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3995
Aircraft time
2,226 hours
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG122Q
Part serial
2971
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Part time
428 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, 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, YELLOW GOV LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INTERCOM INOP. PERFORMED GEN RESET W/ NO RESULTS. STARTED SHEDDING POWER CONSUMERS WHEN TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. INFORMED MED CREW WE HAD A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND WE WERE GOING TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT, AND TO NOTIFY DISPATCH VIA THE HAND HELD RADIO. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT OUR LOCAL AIRPORT. UNABLE TO SHUT THE ACFT DOWN USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. SHUT THE ACFT DOWN BY PULLING THE MASTER FUEL SHUT OFF. GROUND AMBULANCE ARRIVED APPROX ONE MINUTE AFTER WE SHUTDOWN AND TRANSPORTED THE PATIENT TO THE RECEIVING TRAUMA CENTER LOCATED 3 MILES AWAY. MECHANIC ARRIVED AND FOUND STARTER GENERATOR PARTIALLY SEIZED.