What was found
DETAILED INVESTIGATION OF THE STARTER DRIVE REVEALED THAT ALL OF THE GEAR TEETH WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY ON ONE OF THE BEVEL GEARS WHICH DRIVES THE VACUUM PUMP.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2001
- Submitted
- April 24, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N724AS
- Make and model
- Cessna 337G
- Aircraft serial
- 33701792
- Engine
- Cont IO360GB
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Gear
- Part number
- 632617
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Starter Adapter
- Part time
- 277 hours
- Component
- Starter Adapter · Cont
- Component part number
- 646220A38
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.