What was found
ON RESTART IN THE AIR THE STARTER DRIVE GEAR BROKE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. THE GEAR ALSO DAMAGED THE RING GEAR ON THE ENGINE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2005
- Submitted
- October 20, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N63954
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 277854085
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Gear
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Starter
- Component
- Starter
- Component part number
- PM240114
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.