Service difficulty report · Starter · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
June 10, 2018
Submitted
June 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606JS
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952145
Aircraft time
8,087 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Engine time
1,155 hours
Part
Starter
Part number
149NLREC
Part serial
FNER3611143
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Part time
223 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE WOULD NOT START / STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE STARTER REVEALED THE HOUSING HAD COMPLETELY CRACKED AROUND THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE HOUSING SEPARATING THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE HOUSING FROM THE MAIN STARTER BODY. STARTER WAS INSTALLED ON 01/21/2018 AND HAD ACCUMULATED 223.3 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE SINCE NEW / INSTALLATION.

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