Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
January 20, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N498SP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8039
Part
Wire
Part number
31B22207
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter
Part time
435 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FIFTH FLIGHT OF THE DAY, ENGINE WOULD NOT START. MAINTENANCE FOUND STARTER WOULD NOT MOTOR. REMOVED STARTER AND REMOVED END CAP, FOUND TWO BRUSH LEADS MELTED WHERE THEY ATTACH TO THE BRUSHES. REPLACED STARTER, OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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