What was found
STARTER BENDIX ENGAGED RING GEAR DURING FLIGHT. ENGINE RPM LOSS APPROXIMATELY 300 RPM. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT IDLE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF POWER AFTER LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2004
- Submitted
- August 20, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N714TW
- Make and model
- Cessna 152
- Aircraft serial
- 15279429
- Aircraft time
- 10,198 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O235L2C
- Engine time
- 647 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A103TCM
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- MMU6001
- Part serial
- E042256
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 17 hours, 17 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.