Service difficulty report · Generator · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 9, 2015
Submitted
April 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408SH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54467
Aircraft time
377 hours, 811 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
377 hours, 811 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
206062200113
Part serial
P1650
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
377 hours, 811 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED GEN FAILURE LIGHT. AFTER VERIFYING SYS WAS INOPERATIVE BY CYCLING GEN SWITCH FROM ON TO OFF, TO ON & NO CHANGE. THEN CHECKED BATTERY LEVEL, ENOUGH VOLTAGE EXISTED TO MAKE THE LAST FEW MINUTES TO THE INTENDED LOCATION WITHOUT HAVING TO USE ALTERNATE, POSSIBLY LESS SAFE LOCATION. NORMAL LANDING WITH WEAK BATTERY & SOME COMMUNICATIONS & LIGHTS STARTING TO FAIL. ACFT WAS LANDED AT DESTINATION WITH NO ISSUES. PATIENT WAS UNLOADED AND MYSELF THE MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED. ARRIVED & CHANGED THE GEN & STARTER & ACFT BATTERY. ACFT WAS RUN & SYS CHECK. ALL OPERATIONS NORMAL. ACFT WAS FOUND TO BE IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION & RETURNED TO REVENUE SERVICE.

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