What was found
STARTER ADAPTER ASSEMBLY BOLT FLANGE CRACKED AT E THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. HOUSING UNIT DOES NOT MATCH STARTER ADAPTER ACCESSORY CASE FOOTPRINT (OVERLAYS), RESULTING IN DIMINISHED LOAD AND VIBRATION DISTRIBUTION.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2005
- Submitted
- May 3, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9267W
- Make and model
- Piper PA34220T
- Aircraft serial
- 3447016
- Aircraft time
- 3,224 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO360KB
- Engine time
- 1,378 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3AF32C508
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Adapter
- Part number
- 653074A41R
- Part serial
- 105992
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 1,378 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.