What was found
PILOT ATTEMPTED ENGINE START. FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, STARTER WOULD NOT ROTATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND STARTER HAD TWO TERMINALS MELTED WHERE THEY ATTACH TO COMMUTATOR BRUSHES. REPLACED STARTER, OPERATIONAL CHECKED SAT.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2001
- Submitted
- March 23, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N949SP
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S8145
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 85009614
- Part serial
- PM2401
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 773 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.