- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2003
- Submitted
- August 6, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496153
- Aircraft time
- 899 hours
- Part
- Flywheel
- Part number
- LW18506
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 899 hours
- 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.
What was found
FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY AFT BELT GROOVE FLANGE BROKEN. FLANGE WEB AREA VERY THIN.
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