What was found
PILOT SQUAWKED STARTER, WOULD NOT ENGAGE. UPON MECHANIC INSPECTION FOUND BENDIX DRIVE GEAR DESTROYED. RING GEAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED. SUSPECT GEAR NOT RETRACTING AFTER START. STARTER AND RING GEAR REPLACED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2003
- Submitted
- October 22, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N359ND
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2842187
- Engine
- Lyc O320*
- System (JASC)
- 8010 · Engine Cranking
- Part
- Gear
- Condition
- Destroyed
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 104 hours
- Component
- Starter
- Component part number
- MHB6016
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.