Service difficulty report · Starter · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
July 7, 2009
Submitted
July 7, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N678WW
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8678
Aircraft time
7,089 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
4,321 hours
Part
Starter
Part number
149NL
Part serial
2009102
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
17 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.

What was found

ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER. FOUND THAT STARTER WAS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED STARTER AND FOUND THAT THE THROUGH BOLTS RUNNING ALONG SIDE OF STARTER, THAT HOLD THE STARTER TOGETHER, WERE BENT. THIS STARTER ONLY HAD 17.2 HOURS SINCE IT WAS REPLACED.

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