What was found
TEETH WERE BREAKING OUT OF THE STARTER RING GEAR. PROBABLE CAUSE - FLAWED MANUFACTURING.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2009
- Submitted
- May 6, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N88MD
- Make and model
- Piper PA18A150
- Aircraft serial
- 184260
- Aircraft time
- 158 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360C4P
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Ring Gear
- Part number
- SL72566
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 158 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.