Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
September 17, 2017
Submitted
September 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530H
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4553
Aircraft time
5,388 hours, 10,679 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
150SG122Q4
Part serial
10201
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
3,864 hours, 18,450 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON THE RETURN LEG, STOPPED FOR FUEL. AFTER REFUELING AND APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GENERATOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CWP. CREW REQUESTED A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE STEPS IAW THE FLIGHT MANUAL, AND DETERMINED THE GENERATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND COULD NOT BE RECOVERED. MADE A CTAF CALL AND CONTINUED DIRECT TO THE AIRPORT RAMP. ON LANDING, CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN.