Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
January 9, 2011
Submitted
January 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N211SL
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7201
Aircraft time
15,629 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101750B1
Engine time
13,839 hours
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23032048
Part serial
17284
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
50 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR2 STARTER/GENERATOR CAUSING IRREGULAR AMPERAGE SPIKES ON AMMETER DURING NORMAL FLIGHT. MOMENTARILY KICKED OFF NR1 GENERATOR. FOUND FAULTY STARTER/GENERATOR UPON EXAMINATION. STARTER BRUSHES WERE WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS AND IRREGULAR BRUSH WEAR NOTED ON 2 OF THE BRUSHES. ONE OF THE BRUSHES DOWN TO NO LIFE LT, ANOTHER DOWN TO APPROX. 10 PERCENT AND THE OTHER (2) HAD APPROX. 40 PERCENT LIFE LEFT. UNIT HAD ONLY 50+19 HRS TSO. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AND THE SHIP RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.