SDR S2YA03004

Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 23, 2003
Submitted
February 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118SK
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE108
Engine
Pwa PT6A11
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23078019
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
9,349 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING THE NR 2 ENGINE, THE CREW HAD DIFFIUCULTY GETTING THE NR2 GENERATOR ON LINE. THEN THERE WAS A FIRE INDICATION ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, THE CREW PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE BUT DID NOT BLOW THE BOTTLE. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RIGHT GENERATOR GARLOC SEAL TO BE LEAKING. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SEAL AND THE RIGHT GENERATOR, OPS CHECKED THE SYSTEM AND REALEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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