What was found
UPON ENGINE START UP, PILOT WENT TO ENGAGE STARTER, STARTER DID NOT ENGAGE. INVESTIGATED STARTER AND FOUND STARTER BENDIX WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SUSPECT FAULTY BENDIX.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2004
- Submitted
- August 11, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N833WC
- Make and model
- Piper PA32300
- Aircraft serial
- 327640059
- Aircraft time
- 12,195 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540J4A5
- Engine time
- 3,763 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- MZ6222
- Part serial
- DO812774
- Condition
- Intermittent
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 330 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.